Huanca Sancos is a province in central Ayacucho, Peru. On April 3, 1983, Shining Path terrorists entered the town of Lucanamarca and killed 69 people.
Geography Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Huanca Sancos Province (Ayacucho Region)
Political division The province extends over an area of and is divided into four districts.
Sancos (Huanca Sancos) Carapo (Carapo) Sacsamarca (Sacsamarca) Santiago de Lucanamarca (Lucanamarca)
Ethnic groups The people in the province are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (80.79%) learnt to speak in childhood, while 18.72% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007
See also Kinwaqucha Ñawpallaqta Q'illumayu Wamanilla
Sources
External links Truth and Reconciliation Commission press release on the Lucanamarca massacre