Quechuas
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador. | |
| Languages | |
| Quechua, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism adapted to traditional Andean beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Aymaras |
Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in South America that use a Quechua language (mainly Southern Quechua). They belong to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves and their language Kichwa, Kichwas or Quichuas. The Kichwa-speaking group of Colombia are the Ingas.
Here are some (historic) Quechua peoples:
- Inca
- Chancas (in Huancavelica, Ayacucho y Apurímac)
- Huancas (in Junín; spoke Quechua before the Incas did)
- Cañaris (in Ecuador; adopted the Quechua language from the Incas)
Quechuas Media
A traditional dance festival in Cusco
An Amerindian woman and child in the Sacred Valley, Andes, Peru.
Quechua woman spinning wool in Peru, with children
Quechua woman with llamas in the Department of Cuzco
Girl, wearing indigenous clothing, with llama near Plaza de Armas in Cusco
La legisladora Hilaria Supa Huamán expresa su posición en el debate parlamentario realizado esta tarde por el Pleno congresal
Terraces or cultivation platforms in the Andes.
Cinchona officinalis, Peru.
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Related pages
- Q'ero (an Andean Quechua community)
