Chetilla District
Encyclopedia
Chetilla District is one of twelve districts
of the province Cajamarca
in Peru
.
Along with Porcón (Cajamarca District
) and Los Baños del Inca
but in contrast to the rest of the Cajamarca Region, Chetilla is traditional Quechua
-speaking area. However, the Cajamarca Quechua
is under strong pressure from Spanish
.
Districts of Peru
The districts of Peru are the third-level country subdivisions of Peru. They are subdivisions of the provinces, which in turn are subdivisions of the larger regions or departments...
of the province Cajamarca
Cajamarca Province
Cajamarca Province is a province of the Cajamarca Region in Peru.- Political division :The province measures and is divided into twelve districts:- References : Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. . Retrieved November 4, 2007....
in Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Along with Porcón (Cajamarca District
Cajamarca District
Cajamarca District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.-References:...
) and Los Baños del Inca
Los Baños del Inca District
Los Baños del Inca District is one of twelve districts of the province Cajamarca in Peru.. It is centred around a spa which uses the water from thermal springs.-References:...
but in contrast to the rest of the Cajamarca Region, Chetilla is traditional Quechua
Quechua languages
Quechua is a Native South American language family and dialect cluster spoken primarily in the Andes of South America, derived from an original common ancestor language, Proto-Quechua. It is the most widely spoken language family of the indigenous peoples of the Americas, with a total of probably...
-speaking area. However, the Cajamarca Quechua
Cajamarca Quechua
Cajamarca Quechua is a variety of Quechua spoken in the districts of Chetilla, Baños del Inca and Cajamarca in the Peruvian province of Cajamarca.It was never spoken throughout the region, where other indigenous languages were spoken as well, e.g...
is under strong pressure from Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
.