Ticaco District is one of eight

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 o ...

of the Tarata province in

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

. During the Chilean occupation of the area it was a rural border residence. The Ticalaco River served as the border between Peru and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

. During these years, Chile attempted to occupy the territory on several occasions, but failed due to the organized defense of the local residents.

Geography

Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region) * Jach'a Sirka * Jach'a T'aja Sirka * Jaruma * Jisk'a Qullu *

Phuru Phuruni Purupuruni is a group of lava domes in southern Peru and a correlative geological formation. They are among the many volcanoes that exist in Peru and whose activity has been associated with the subduction of the Nazca Plate beneath the South Ame ...

P'isaqani Pisacani or P'isaqani (Aymara ''p'isaqa'' ''Nothoprocta'' (a kind of bird), ''-ni'' a suffix to indicate ownership, "the one with the ''p'isaqa''", also spelled ''Pisacani, Pisarane, Pisarone'') see: ''Pisacani''Peru 1:100,000, Challapalca 2936, ...

* Qutan Willk'i * Timillu Qullu *

Titiri Titiri (Aymara ''titi'' Andean mountain cat; lead, ''-(i)ri'' a suffix, also spelled ''Titire'') is a mountain in the Andes of southern Peru. It is situated in the Tacna Region, Tarata Province, on the border of the districts Tarata and Ticaco ...

* Yana K'achi

References

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