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May 18, 2020 · Learn about the history, music, dance, dress, language, and cuisine of the Quechua people, the descendants of the Incas and other Andean groups. Discover how they have preserved their traditions and influenced modern Peruvian culture.
The speakers of Quechua total some 5.1 million people in Peru, 1.8 million in Bolivia, 2.5 million in Ecuador (Hornberger and King, 2001), and according to Ethnologue (2006) 33,800 in Chile, 55,500 in Argentina, and a few hundred in Brazil, have an only slight sense of common identity.
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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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Apr 25, 2017 · Learn about the history, culture, and language of the Quechua people, who are descendants of the Incas and other South American Indigenous tribes. Find out how they live, work, and celebrate in Peru and other countries.
Oct 7, 2015 · For Maria and the Quechua people, Ausangate encompasses far more than its distinction as the highest peak in southern Peru; it is a mountain spirit, or apu, held sacred since Inca times....
Aug 23, 2016 · Quechua Culture: Preserving The Peruvian Weaving Tradition. by Jessica Festa Updated on Jan 8, 2013 Leave a Comment. When traveling through Peru, it’s hard not to notice the colorful handicrafts made by locals. Hats, scarves, bags, socks, sweaters and headbands are weaved with care using locally-sourced fabrics like alpaca, vicuna and sheep.
