High up in the Andes there are still small towns where life has barely changed trough hundreds of years. One of the biggest indigenous groups of people that still remain in this area are the Quechua and Aymara Indians, both direct descendants of the Incas. They still live in the areas once governed by the Inca Empire, with the biggest groups in Peru and Bolivia.
Most Quechua live on the stark, steep slopes of the central Andes. Here the soil is poor, the wind strong, and the weather cold. Houses provide only shelter and a place to store goods, eat and sleep. Days are spent primarily outside, tending extensive herds of alpacas, llamas and sheep.
