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This a category for indigenous groups living in the Andean region, including the Central Andes (Central Highlands, North Coast, Southern Highlands), the Northern Andes, and Southern Andes. Precolumbian Andean cultures are typically categorized in Category:Andean civilizations.
The Andean civilizations were South American complex societies of many indigenous people. [1] They stretched down the spine of the Andes for 4,000 km (2,500 miles) from southern Colombia , to Ecuador and Peru , including the deserts of coastal Peru, to north Chile and northwest Argentina .
This is a category of individual Indigenous people from the Andean region, including the Pacific lowlands. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.
Andean culture is a collective term used to refer to the indigenous peoples of the Andes mountains [citation needed] especially those that came under the influence of the Inca Empire [citation needed]. Cultures considered Andean include: Atacama people; Aymara people; Muisca people or Chibcha; Andean civilizations; Quechua people; Uru people ...
Lima culture. The extent of the Lima culture. Lima culture was a civilization that existed on the territory of modern-day city of Lima, from the 100 to 650. Moche culture. A map of Moche cultural influence. Moche culture was a culture in northwestern Peru, flourishing between 100 and 700. It was a collection of culturally united, but ...
Pages in category "Indigenous culture of the Andes" The following 16 pages are in this category, out of 16 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Southern Colombia is in the Andean culture area, as are some peoples of central and northeastern Colombia, who are surrounded by peoples of the Colombia and Venezuela culture. Eastern Venezuela is in the Guianas culture area, and southeastern Colombia and southwestern Venezuela are in the Amazonia culture area. [1]
The name Chachapoya was given to this culture by the Inca; the name that these people may have actually used to refer to themselves is not known. The meaning of the word Chachapoya may be derived from the Quechua sach'a phuyu (sach'a = tree, [1] phuyu = cloud [2]) meaning "cloud forest".