Palca or Pallqa (
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 first
municipal section of the
Pedro Domingo Murillo Province
Pedro Domingo Murillo is a province in the Bolivian La Paz Department. It was created on January 8, 1838, with the name Cercado and on October 17, 1912, during the presidency of Eliodoro Villazón, its name was changed in honor of Pedro Domingo ...
in the
La Paz Department,
Bolivia
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, flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center
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. Its seat is
Palca.
Geography
The
Cordillera Real traverses the municipality. Some of the highest peaks of the municipality are listed below:
Population
The people are predominantly
indigenous
Indigenous may refer to:
*Indigenous peoples
*Indigenous (ecology), presence in a region as the result of only natural processes, with no human intervention
*Indigenous (band), an American blues-rock band
*Indigenous (horse), a Hong Kong racehorse ...
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.
[ obd.descentralizacion.gov.bo/municipal/fichas/ (inactive)]
Places of interest
Some of the tourist attractions of the municipality are:
www.gobernacionlapaz.gob.bo
Tourist guide by the government of the department
* Apacheta viewpoint in Palca Canton which offers a sight of the contrasting landscape and snowcapped Illimani
Illimani (Aymara) is the highest mountain in the Cordillera Real (part of the Cordillera Oriental, a subrange of the Andes) of western Bolivia. It lies near the cities of El Alto and La Paz at the eastern edge of the Altiplano. It is the secon ...
* ''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 chullpa
A ''chullpa'' is an ancient Aymara funerary tower originally constructed for a noble person or noble family. ''Chullpas'' are found across the Altiplano in Peru and Bolivia. The tallest are about high.
The tombs at Sillustani are most famou ...
s of Ch'ullu Cahinbaya in Cohoni Canton
See also
* Ch'uxña Quta
* Cohoni
References
External links
Palca Municipality: population data and map
(PDF; 534 kB)
{{La Paz Department
Municipalities of La Paz Department (Bolivia)