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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.
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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.
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 Quechua people, the act of weaving is both social and communal. The entire extended family gathers outside as the looms are unrolled, the weavings uncovered and work begins.
The Quichua are also the only indigenous people to have migrated both southward, along the ridges and valleys of the Andes Mountains, and eastward into the Amazon Rainforest. This early divergence in their migration paths has created distinct mountain- and jungle-Quichua identity and culture. Quichua men passing time in a small Andean village.
