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Quinoa, Chenopodium quinoa, is a grain-like seed crop domesticated in the Andes of Peru and Bolivia, centred on the Lake Titicaca basin, from a wild relative in the genus Chenopodium. It was one of the main foods of Andean peoples before the Inca state absorbed the region and remained a staple under Inca rule, valued for tolerating the altitude, cold and drought of the altiplano where few other crops survive. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization named 2013 the International Year of Quinoa in recognition of Andean peoples' long stewardship of the crop.
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Earliest Documented Use, From (Year)Peer reviewed survey states quinoa was first domesticated in Andean countries over seven thousand years ago, centred on Lake Titicaca; this is a floor rather than a precise point, so no end year is given alongside it. Origin RegionThe Andes of Peru and Bolivia, centred on the Lake Titicaca basin 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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