Puruhá

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The Puruhá are an Indigenous people of the central Andean region of Ecuador, known for their rich pre-Inca cultural heritage, traditional agriculture, and enduring Kichwa-based language and customs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
ethnic group
continent South America
country Ecuador
culturalInfluence Inca Empire NERFINISHED
culturalPractice Andean ritual offerings
communal work (minga)
traditional music and dance
environment highland valleys
inter-Andean basins
ethnolinguisticGroup Kichwa-speaking peoples
heritageStatus Indigenous cultural heritage of Ecuador
historicalEvent Inca expansion into central Ecuador NERFINISHED
Spanish conquest of the Andes NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod pre-Columbian era NERFINISHED
indigenousTo Ecuador NERFINISHED
knownFor Kichwa-based language
pre-Inca cultural heritage
traditional agriculture
traditional customs
language Kichwa NERFINISHED
languageFamily Quechuan languages
locatedIn central Andean region of Ecuador
modernIssue bilingual education
cultural preservation
land rights
partOf Andes NERFINISHED
preIncaCulture yes
region Bolívar Province NERFINISHED
Chimborazo Province NERFINISHED
Tungurahua Province NERFINISHED
relatedGroup Cañari NERFINISHED
Kichwa of Ecuador NERFINISHED
Saraguro NERFINISHED
religion Andean indigenous beliefs
Roman Catholicism
socialOrganization ayllu-based communities
traditionalAgriculturalPractice terrace farming
traditionalClothing felt hats
polleras (skirts)
ponchos
traditionalCrop barley
maize
potatoes
quinoa
traditionalEconomy agriculture
traditionalLivestock alpacas
llamas
sheep

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