Quechuas
 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 8 million | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador. | |
| Languages | |
| Quechua, Spanish | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism adapted to traditional Andean beliefs | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Aymaras |
Quechuas is the term used for several ethnic groups in South America that use a Quechua language (Southern Quechua mainly). They belong to several ethnic groups in South America, above all in Peru, Bolivia and Argentina.
The Quechuas of Ecuador call themselves - as well as their language Kichwa - Kichwas or Quichuas. The Kichwa-speaking group of Colombia are the Ingas.
Some (historic) Quechua peoples:
- Inca
- Chancas (in Huancavelica, Ayacucho y Apurímac)
- Huancas (in Junín; spoke Quechua before the Incas did)
- Cañaris (in Ecuador; adopted the Quechua language from the Incas)
Related pages[change | change source]
- Q'ero (an Andean Quechua community)
