Quechuas
Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in South America that use a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly). They belong to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
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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 |
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves - as well as their language Kichwa - Kichwas or Quichuas. The Kichwa-speaking group of Colombia are the Ingas.
Some (historic) Quechua peoples:
Quechuas Media
Peru - Cusco 105 - school traditional dance festival
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
Kichwa-Indianerin aus Ecuador, Gegend von Alausí.*Kečua Indijanka iz Ekvadora u blizini Alausí-a.*Kichwa warmi, Alawsi llaqtayuq, Ikwadur mama llaqtamanta.*hr:Suradnik:Zeljko-pa rurasqan.
Quechua woman selling souvenirs in Cusco
The current distribution of the Quechuan languages (solid gray) and the historical extent of the Inca Empire, Tawantinsuyu (shaded)
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Related pages
- Q'ero (an Andean Quechua community)
