districts
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Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is the fifth largest department in Peru, after Cuzco, Madre de Dios, Ucayali, and Loreto. It is bordered by Bolivia on the east, the departments of Madre de Dios on the north, Cusc ...
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Peru
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History
The city of Acora and the lands that are now part of the district were once the seat of the Caciques Catacora. Acora District was created by Law on May 2, 1854, during the tenure of
Ramón Castilla
Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (; 31 August 1797 – 30 May 1867) was a Peruvian ''caudillo'' who served as President of Peru three times as well as the Interim President of Peru (Revolution Self-proclaimed President) in 1863. His earliest p ...
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology)
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citizens of
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
descent.
Aymara
Aymara may refer to:
Languages and people
* Aymaran languages, the second most widespread Andean language
** Aymara language, the main language within that family
** Central Aymara, the other surviving branch of the Aymara(n) family, which today ...
is the language which the majority of the population (87.14%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.32% of the residents started speaking using the
Spanish language
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2007 Peru Census
The 2007 Peru Census was a detailed enumeration of the Peruvian population. It was conducted by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática on Sunday, October 21, 2007. Its full name in Spanish is XI Censo de Población y VI de Vivie ...
).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish).
Köppen Köppen is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Bernd Köppen (1951–2014), German pianist and composer
* Carl Köppen (1833-1907), German military advisor in Meiji era Japan
* Edlef Köppen (1893–1939), German author ...
: ''Cwc'') with daytime temperatures constant throughout the year, and night-time temperatures dropping below the freezing mark during the dry winter season. Diurnal temperature variation is large, averaging annually.
Mulluq'u
Molloko (possibly from Aymara for round, round head and swirl)see: ''mulluq'u'' (2) and ''cabeza redonda'' is an archaeological site in Peru. It is located in the Puno Region
Puno () is a department and region in southeastern Peru. It is t ...
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Q'axilu
Q'axilu (Aymara, hispanicized spelling ''Cajelo'', also ''Kajelo, K'ajelo, Q'ajelo'') is a folk dance of the Aymara people in the Puno Region of Peru. It is a typical dance of the Puno, Chucuito and El Collao provinces. Q'axilu is also the name of ...
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Q'inq'u
Kenko, Qenqo or Q'inq'uJaime Barrientos Quispe, Freddy Velásquez Pari, Institución Educativa "Alfonso Torres Luna" de Acora, Avenida Antonio Raymondi 135-Acora, ''Guía didáctica, Patrimonio cultural y natural de Acora, Educando para la memor ...