Marcas District
# Marcas District

Marcas District is one of eight districts of the Acobamba Province in Peru.

## Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Uma Kunka at approximately 4,000 m (13,000 ft). Other mountains are listed below:

* Añas Waqra
* Mulli Pata
* Parquy Urqu
* P'iqiri
* Qullqi Q'asa
* Q'illu Urqu
* Sapalluyuq
* Silla Qucha
* Tinyaq Urqu
* Wik'uñayuq
* Yana Urqu

## Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly Indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 19.33% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).

