| La Jalca | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | District |
| Mapsize: | frameless |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Peru |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Amazonas |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chachapoyas |
| Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
| Parts Style: | para |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | La Jalca |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | José Gilmer Puscan Huaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Total Km2: | 380.39 |
| Elevation M: | 2800 |
| Population Total: | 5245 |
| Population As Of: | 2005 census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone1: | PET |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
| Blank Info Sec1: | 010109 |
La Jalca is a district of the Chachapoyas Province in the Amazonas Region, Peru. Its capital is La Jalca, also known as Jalca, Jalca Grande or La Jalca Grande. It was the first Spanish foundation of the region. The current city of Chachapoyas was established here. Founded in 1538 as San Juan de la Frontera de los Chachapoyas ("Saint John of the Frontier of the Chachapoyas") Chachapoyas was later moved to its present location. [1] [2] [3]
The famous juanes, a typical plate of the forest, prepared and invented for the festivity, also date back to this epoch. In contrast to the current juanes iquiteños they were prepared by means of yuca.