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This group lives in an enclave within the area of Caquena,
by the north, Parinacota, by the southeast, and Putre
by the West.
The Quechua habitat is located in the pre-cordillera
and the highland plareau, a territory shared with the
Aymara.
While the Aymara language here has a mainly communicative
function, the Quechua, as far as it is known, is kept
for ritual purposes in versified texts and dances in
the rural sector of Putre and Socoroma.
The Quechua share with the Aymara the social, cultural
and ethnic features, mostly because they have assimilated
to the Aymara culture, using its language to fulfill
their communicational needs.
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