Quechua: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Runa Simi

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Quechua women in Peru's Sacred Valley

Map of South America highlighting in purple the regions where Quechuan languages are spoken, primarily along the Andes Mountains in Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and smaller areas in Colombia, Chile, and northern Argentina.

Farmer Justina Chipa, wearing traditional Andean clothing with a yellow-trimmed hat, sorts a large pile of potatoes outdoors in Pisac, Peru, with mountains in the background.

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Topics

South American Indian Inca Araucanian Aymara Chimú Atacama Huarpe Diaguita South American forest Indian South American nomad Andean peoples

Key People

Portrait of José María Arguedas

José María Arguedas

Peruvian author