Palca Municipality
# Palca Municipality

Palca or Pallqa (Aymara) is the first municipal section of the Pedro Domingo Murillo Province in the La Paz Department, Bolivia. Its seat is Palca.

## Geography

The Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:

* Achachi Qala
* Ch'iyar Qullu (Murillo)
* Ch'iyar Qullu (Palca)
* Jalancha
* Janq'u Qalani
* Jisk'a Jalancha
* Jukumarini
* Kunturiri
* Layqa Qullu
* Link'u Link'u
* Parqu Quta
* P'iq'iñ Q'ara
* Q'asiri
* Silla Pata
* Tata Ch'iyar Qullu
* Wila Quta
* Wichhu Pata
* Wichhu Pata Qullu
* Wiluma

## Population

The people are predominantly indigenous citizens of Aymara descent.

| Ethnic group | % |
| - | - |
| Quechua | 0.6 |
| Aymara | 91.6 |
| Guaraní, Chiquitos, Moxos | 0.1 |
| Not indigenous | 7.6 |
| Other indigenous groups | 0.1 |

## Places of interest

Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:

* Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani
* Valle de los Ánimas ("Valley of the Souls") and its lake (Laguna de las Ánimas) in Palca Canton
* the town of Palca with houses of colonial times, Palca River, Chuaqueri gorge, also known as Palca gorge, and Takesi pre-Columbian trail in Palca Canton
* the communities of Quilihuaya and Pinaya in Quilihuaya Canton
* the community of Cohoni, its church dating from the 17th century and the chullpas of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton
