Aymara people

Not to be confused with Amhara people.

This article is about the Aymara ethnic group. For the language, see Aymara language.

Aymara

Aymara people in Tarapacá, Chile
Total population
2,324,675
Regions with significant populations
Bolivia	1,594,248
Peru	655,552
Chile	178,637
Argentina	19,247
Languages
Aymara • Spanish
Religion
Majority: Catholicism Minority: Evangelicalism Traditional
Related ethnic groups
Quechuas and Urus

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The Aymara or Aimara (Aymara: aymara, listen^ⓘ) people are an Indigenous people in the Andes and Altiplano regions of South America. Approximately 2.3 million Aymara live in northwest Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

The Aymara have lived in the region for over 7,250 years. In the late 15th century or early 16th century, Aymaras came under the rule of the Inca Empire and later of the Spanish Empire in the 16th century. Following the Spanish American wars of independence (1810–1825), the Aymara became subjects to the new nations of Bolivia and Peru. After the War of the Pacific (1879–1883), Chile annexed territory inhabited by the Aymara population.