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Quechua
Indigenous Group	Quechua (Also known as: Kichwa, Quichua, Qquichua, Kechua)
Location	Bolivia, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, Potosi, Oruro, La Paz
Estimated Population	2,556,277 (2001, Amazonia Boliviana)
Environment	Temperate / Valley / Rainforest / Mountain
Lifestyle	Sedentary
Subsistence	Agriculture / Animal Husbandry / Paid Labor / Handicraft Sales
Level of Assimilation	Fairly Traditional / Assimilated (varies between local groups)
Language Family	Quechua, North Bolivian Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, C Alternate names: North La Paz Quechua Dialects: Apolo, Charazani, Chuma Quechua, South Bolivian Classification: Quechuan, Quechua II, C Alternate names: Central Bolivian Quechua, Quechua Boliviano Dialects: Sucre, Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosí, Chuquisaca, Northwest Jujuy
Website URLs	Altiplano, Yungas, and Valley Indians SIM - Quechua Indigenous Peoples of the World - The Quichua Amazonia Bolivana: Quechua Viceministerio de Cultura Lanugages of Bolivia
NGOs	The Peoples of the World Foundation Quechua Network Minorities at Risk (MAR) Soroptimist International of Cochabamba CIDSA: Comisión Internacional de Derechos de Pueblos Indígenas CAOP (Consejos de Ayllus Originarios de Potosí) FAOI-NP (Federación de Ayllus Originarios Indígenas del Norte de Potosí) FIAT: Comisión Coordinadora de Indianistas y Kataristas