San Marcos District


San Marcos District is one of sixteen districts of the Huari Province in Peru.

Geography

One of the highest peaks of the district is Pukarahu at approximately. Other mountains are listed below:

Demographics and data

The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 27.31% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language. According to the Foreign Trade Society of Peru, the district had one of the highest incomes in Peru as of 2023 due to mining and governmental contracts, though its citizens live in poor conditions due to the mismanagement of funds. The majority of citizens do not have access to sewer drainage, nearly 15% of children suffer from malnutrition and 90% of roads are unpaved.