 They are referred to as "malgaches" or "mangaches".Formerly, Chincha to the south of Lima and other communities in Ica were known as the towns of greatest Afro-Peruvian concentration, but due to the excessive mixing between the Afro inhabitants native to the area and the Andean migrants, the Afro-Peruvian root has been more hybridized.Also, many of the Afrodescent residents of these communities migrated towards Lima for better opportunities.