Checacupe or Ch'iqa Kupi (Aymara ch'iqa left, kupi right,illa-a.org Ludovico Bertonio (1612), Aymara-Spanish dictionary (transpription): Ch'iqa Izquierdo.www.katari.org Kupi (s.) Mano derecha. "left right") is one of eight districts of the Canchis Province in the Cusco Region in Peru. Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital . Retrieved April 11, 2008.
Geography The Willkanuta mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest peaks of the district are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Carabaya Province and the Melgar Province (Puno Region)
The most important rivers of the district are the Willkanuta River and Ch'illkamayu, one of its right tributaries.escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL maps of the Canchis Province (Cusco Region)
Ethnic groups The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (82.89%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.09% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).inei.gob.pe INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007, Frequencias: Preguntas de Población: Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar (in Spanish)
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