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  2. Andean civilizations - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  3. Andean culture - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. History of Andean South America - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Category:Indigenous peoples of the Andes - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. Chachapoya culture - Wikipedia

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    This theory has been described as "mountainization of the rain forest" for both geographical and cultural reasons: first, after the fall of the tropical forests, the scenery of the Amazonian Andes changed to resemble the barren mountains of the Andes; second, the people who settled there brought their Andean culture with them.

  7. Aymara people - Wikipedia

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    When Inca migrants first arrived at the traditional lands of the Aymara people, some Aymara people and other ethnic groups were living side by side in the village of Acamaca. Acamaca, located to the north of Lake Titicaca, would grow to be the site of the later Kingdom of Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire and the current day city of Cusco ...

  8. Indigenous peoples in Ecuador - Wikipedia

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    The people of this culture are known as Paleo-Indians, and the end of their era is marked by the extinction of the megafauna they hunted. The Archaic period is defined as "the stage of migratory hunting and gathering cultures continuing into the environmental conditions approximating those of the present."

  9. Category:Indigenous culture of the Andes - Wikipedia

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    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.