Santa Cruz District, Ancash 2.13

The Santa Cruz District is one of 10 districts of the Huaylas Province in the Ancash Region of Peru. The capital of the district is Huaripampa.GeographyThe district is located in the central-eastern part of the province at an elevation of 2,900 m.The Cordillera Blanca traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the district are listed below:Ethnic groupsThe people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (86.95%) learnt to speak in childhood, 12.63% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).