Von Mark Fontaine und Davis Carter

They are related to the Aymara Culture. Their language was the original language of the Incas.

First found in the Andes Highlands including the old Inca Capital as well Cochamba in Bolivia. Quechua culture is at least a thousand years before the rise of Inca Empires.

Qamili is a dance practiced on a grand scale with a huge Chorale and speacial.

Women wore skirts and shirts as well as shawls. Men wore trousers and shorts as well as an occasional cape.

The Quechua used sophisticated irrigation systems to water fields and often reserve food by freeze drying it in the cold mountain air.

Traditional foods were potatoes and guinea pigs. Guinea pigs were and are more of a delicacy than a everyday food. They often ate stews of potato and meat. Often times they added hot peppers to their dishes.

Quechua people still live in the Andes Mountains. The Quechua celebrate Catholic holidays such as Christmas and Easter. As well as celebrating their own native holidays. Nowadays education is required until age 16.

Quechua Words (Project)