The People
Indians are the native peoples of the Andes. The chief group is the Quechua, the dominant people of the great Inca empire. Their language, also called Quechua, is widely spoken by Indians in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile, and Argentina. Other groups are Chibcha of Columbia and the Aymará of Bolivia and Peru. People of Spanish descent and mestizos (people of mixed Spanish-Indian culture) live mainly in the cities.
