an annual plant (Chenopodium Quinoa, N.O. Chenopodiaceę) found on the Pacific slopes of the Andes, cultivated in Chile and Peru for its edible farinaceous seeds
In their widely scattered settlements the Atacama cultivated crops such as corn (maize), beans, quinoa, and squash with the aid of irrigation. They herded llama and alpaca and traded extensively between the coast and the interior, as well as with the neighbouring Diaguita and Peruvian Indians.
