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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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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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