History of the Aymara People

The Aymara people are a native culture to the Andes and Altipano regions of South America. The ancestors of this cultural lived in this region peacefully for centuries until the 15th and 16th century due to war. The Aymara's became subject to the Inca's and the Spanish and remained on the land that was newly named Chile, Bolivia and Peru. Studies have shown that the Aymara people have lived in the contemporary region of Chile, Bolivia and Peru for over 800 years. In addition, individuals have been found speaking their language farther north up the coast from Peru which suggests the condensing of their culture over time. The Aymara people descend from a group named the Uru that resided around Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo