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3 unusual facts about Quechua people


Antonio Sinchi Roca Inka

Antonio Sinchi Roca Inka (17th century), was a Quechua painter from Peru and part of the Cuzco School.

El Agrado

Nor is there any documentation that describes its habitat, customs, and specific characteristics of the group Chimbayaco (across the river, Quechua).

Jo Fraser

Following her BP Travel Award win, Jo spent two months in Peru, within an indigenous community of Quechua weavers in the small, mountainous village of Patacancha.


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Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, Quechua noble man known for illustrating a chronicle of the native peoples of the Andes (born 1535)

Ethnography of Argentina

Native Argentines on the other hand have significant populations in the country's North-West (Quechua, Diaguita, Kolla, Aymara); in the North-East (Guaraní, Mocoví, Toba, Wichí); and in the Patagonia or South (Mapuche, Tehuelche).

History of Bolivian nationality

One example is that the major urban centers were situated in the midst of the Aymara and Quechua communities, which were two of the more influential indigenous groups.


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