Indigenous peoples of the Andes

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The Indigenous peoples of the Andes are the native ethnic groups of the Andean mountain region of South America, known for their rich pre-Columbian civilizations, distinctive highland cultures, and enduring traditions in countries such as Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile.

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Statements (80)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous peoples ⓘ
affectedBy Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire ⓘ
encomienda system ⓘ
forced labor in mines ⓘ
colonizedBy Spanish Empire ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Colombia ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
culturalHeritage Andean cuisine ⓘ
Andean music ⓘ
Andean textile traditions ⓘ
ritual pilgrimages in the highlands ⓘ
traditional Andean architecture ⓘ
environment altiplano ⓘ
high-altitude mountain regions ⓘ
inter-Andean valleys ⓘ
historicalCivilization Chavín culture ⓘ
Chimú culture ⓘ
linked to: Chimu culture

Inca civilization ⓘ
linked to: Inca Empire

Moche culture ⓘ
Muisca Confederation ⓘ
linked to: Muisca

Nazca culture ⓘ
Tiwanaku culture ⓘ
Wari culture ⓘ
linked to: Wari tradition
knownFor camelid herding ⓘ
domestication of maize varieties ⓘ
domestication of quinoa ⓘ
domestication of the potato ⓘ
high-altitude adaptation ⓘ
pre-Columbian civilizations ⓘ
ritual use of coca leaves ⓘ
terrace agriculture ⓘ
traditional music with panpipes and flutes ⓘ
weaving and textiles ⓘ
languageFamily Aymaran languages ⓘ
Mapuche language ⓘ
Puquina language ⓘ
Quechuan languages ⓘ
Uru–Chipaya languages ⓘ
majorEthnicGroup Aymara people ⓘ
Cañari people ⓘ
Chibcha peoples ⓘ
linked to: Chibchan peoples

Chipaya people ⓘ
Diaguita people ⓘ
Kichwa peoples ⓘ
linked to: Kichwa people

Mapuche people ⓘ
Muisca people ⓘ
linked to: Muisca

Quechua peoples ⓘ
linked to: Quechua people

Uru people ⓘ
politicalMovement indigenous rights movements in Bolivia ⓘ
indigenous rights movements in Ecuador ⓘ
indigenous rights movements in Peru ⓘ
region Andes ⓘ
religion Andean indigenous religions ⓘ
linked to: Andean mythology

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
syncretic Andean-Catholic practices ⓘ
timePeriod Spanish colonial period ⓘ
modern era ⓘ
pre-Columbian era ⓘ
traditionalAnimal alpaca ⓘ
guanaco ⓘ
llama ⓘ
vicuña ⓘ
traditionalCrop maize ⓘ
mashua ⓘ
oca ⓘ
potato ⓘ
quinoa ⓘ
traditionalDeity Inti ⓘ
Pachamama ⓘ
traditionalEconomy pastoralism ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
traditionalPractice ayni reciprocity system ⓘ
festivals tied to agricultural calendar ⓘ
minka communal labor ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Julio C. Tello → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of the Americas → hasSubgroup → Andean indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Guanaco → culturalSignificanceIn → Andean cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Likan Antai → ethnolinguisticGroupOf → Andean peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Aullay → hasCulturalTheme → Andean culture ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Andean bear → culturalSignificanceRegion → Andean indigenous cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Quechuan → hasCulturalAssociation → Andean indigenous cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Otavalo people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Lama glama → usedBy → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Saraguros → partOf → Andean indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Indigenous Kichwa → partOf → Andean Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Andean music → culturalOrigin → Andean indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Uros people → partOf → indigenous peoples of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
MINCUL → topic → Indigenous peoples of Peru ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Mama Quilla → worshippedBy → Andean peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Quitu → partOf → indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Gran Colombia (Quito region) → hasEthnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
quena → usedBy → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Catequil → veneratedBy → Andean peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Andean ritual calendar → usedIn → Andean cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Likan Antai language → associatedWith → Andean cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Uru → partOf → indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Mbia Chee → associatedWith → Indigenous peoples of Bolivia ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Isthmo-Colombian societies → influencedBy → Andean cultures ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Cañari people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Andean diaspora → hasEthnicComponent → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ
Panzaleo people → partOf → Andean Indigenous peoples ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Andes
Great Rebellion of 1780–1781 → participant → Indigenous peoples of the Andes ⓘ