The Aymara or Aimara (Aymara: aymara listen (help·info)) are an
indigenous native nation in the Andes and Altiplano regions of
South America; about 2 million live in Bolivia, Peru and Chile.
They lived in the region for many centuries before becoming a
subject people of the Inca, and later of the Spanish in the 16th
century. With the Spanish American Wars of Independence
(1810-1825) Aymaras became subjects of Bolivia and Peru and
after the War of the Pacific (1879-1883) Chile acquired an
Aymaran population. The indigenous peoples of the Americas are
the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America and
their descendants. Pueblos indígenas (indigenous peoples) is a
common term in Spanish-speaking countries. Aborigen
(aboriginal/native) is used in Argentina, while "Amerindian" is
used in Guyana, but not commonly used in other countries.
Indigenous peoples are commonly known in Canada as Aboriginal
peoples, which include First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
Indigenous peoples of the United States are