Cayara District

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Ethnic groups

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (88.63%) learnt to speak in childhood, 10.73% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]

History

In 1988, during Peru's internal conflict, the military killed 39 residents of the district in the Cayara massacre.[3]

See also

References

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  1. Template:In lang Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Template:Webarchive. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
  2. inei.gob.pe Template:Webarchive INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
  3. FORMER ARMY TROOPS SENTENCED FOR THEIR ROLE IN THE CAYARA MASSACRE. Peru Support Group. 12 August 2003.

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