Nuñuwa District is one of nine districts of the

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. The town of Nuñoa has become a destination for tourists as they start the climb to Macchu Picchu. The growth of this local tourist industry has been stimulating changes in society, as the anthropologist Morgan Hoke has shown in a study of the impact of tourist eateries, especially pizzerias, on dairy and cheese production and on consequently on women's participation in the Nuñoa economy.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:

Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly

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citizens of

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descent.

is the language which the majority of the population (83.60%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.04 % of the residents started speaking using the

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language (

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References

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Geography

Ethnic groups

See also

References