Tupe District (, ) is one of thirty-three

districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

of the province of

Yauyos Yauyos is a town in Central Peru, capital of the province Yauyos in the region Lima Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is loca ...

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. It is home to the

Jaqaru Jaqaru or Jacaru is a language of the Aymaran family. It is also known as Jaqi and Aru. It is spoken in the districts of Tupe and Catahuasi in Yauyos Province, Lima Region, Peru. Most of the 2,000 ethnic Jaqaru have migrated to Lima. Kawki, a ...

ethnolinguistic minority. There has been much thievery going on and the police are reported to be corrupt and help the thieves in exchange for a bribe.Banco de Información Distrital
. Retrieved April 11, 2008.

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Districts of the Department of Lima Districts of the Yauyos province {{LimaRegion-geo-stub

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