Approximately 96.4% of Ecuador's Indigenous population are Highland Quichuas living in the valleys of the Sierra region. Primarily consisting of the descendents of Incans, they are Kichwa speakers and include the Caranqui, the Otavalos, the Cayambi, the Quitu-Caras, the Panzaleo, the Chimbuelo, the Salasacan, the Tugua, the Puruhá, the Cañari, and the Saraguro. Linguistic evidence suggests that the Salascan and the Saraguro may have been the descendants of Bolivian ethnic groups transplanted to Ecuador as mitimaes. COUNT 5
QSN1 What percentage of Ecuador's indigenous population are Highland Quichuas? ANS1 96.4% QSN2 Who are the Highland Quichuas primarily descended from? ANS2 Inca QSN3 Where do the Highland Quichuas live? ANS3 valleys of the Sierra region QSN4 The Saraguro and Panzaleo are two of the member groups of what population? ANS4 Highland Quichuas QSN5 What language do the Highland Quichuas speak? ANS5 Kichwa