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- Quechua, South American Indians living in the Andean highlands from Ecuador to Bolivia. They speak many regional varieties of Quechua, which was the language of the Inca empire (though it predates the Inca) and which later became the lingua franca of the Spanish and Indians throughout the Andes.
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Quechua people (/ ˈ k ɛ tʃ u ə /, US also / ˈ k ɛ tʃ w ɑː /; Spanish:) or Quichua people may refer to any of the indigenous peoples of South America who speak the Quechua languages, which originated among the Indigenous people of Peru.
May 11, 2024 · Quechua, South American Indians living in the Andean highlands from Ecuador to Bolivia. They speak many regional varieties of Quechua, which was the language of the Inca empire (though it predates the Inca) and which later became the lingua franca of the Spanish and Indians throughout the Andes.
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The Quechua are indigenous people living in the highlands of Peru and neighbouring countries, far away from modern society. Follow along as they make the strenuous pilgrimage to the sanctuary...
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May 18, 2020 · Learn about the lasting traditions of the Quechua people and their influence in modern day Peru. Explore their music & dance, dress, language, and cuisine.
Apr 25, 2017 · Modern Quechua people often live in townships, homesteads, and communities. However, many Quechua still practice centuries-old traditions in the central Andean highland villages. They subsist on agriculture such as pastoral farming and cultivation of arable crops.
A group of Aymara-speaking people live in the south around Lake Titicaca, but the largest native population is Quechua-speaking; Quechua speakers constitute the great majority of the highland population.
The Quechuas (Ethnonyms: Kichwa, Qquichua, Quechua, Kechua) are the largest indigenous people in South America. Distributed throughout the entire continent, the most significant populations are located in the Andes Mountains, primarily in Peru, Bolivia, and Ecuador. Less populated groups are also found in Colombia, Argentina, Chile and Brazil.
