Quinoa

Comidas Tradicionales

Andean Highlands

Quinoa is a grain crop grown in the Andean highlands, valued for its nutritional content.

Quinoa has been cultivated in the Andean highlands for thousands of years. The Inca people called it "the mother grain." Today it is recognized worldwide as a highly nutritious food.

Key Terms

Kinuwa

ki.nu.wa

Also written as "quinua" in Spanish orthography

Example Sentences

Kinuwata tarpunchik urkukunapi

Beginner

We plant quinoa in the mountains

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