Huancané
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Huancané is the capital of the province of Huancané
in Peru
. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca
. The majority of Huancané's 7,000 residents speak the Aymara language
.
Huancané Province
Huancané Province is a province of the Puno Region in Peru. The capital of the province is the city of Huancané.- Political division :The province measures and is divided into eight districts:...
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....
. The town is located about north of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca is a lake located on the border of Peru and Bolivia. It sits 3,811 m above sea level, making it the highest commercially navigable lake in the world...
. The majority of Huancané's 7,000 residents speak the Aymara language
Aymara language
Aymara is an Aymaran language spoken by the Aymara people of the Andes. It is one of only a handful of Native American languages with over three million speakers. Aymara, along with Quechua and Spanish, is an official language of Peru and Bolivia...
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