{"id":47201,"date":"2026-06-22T19:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/runasimi.com\/?page_id=47201"},"modified":"2026-06-22T20:19:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T20:19:46","slug":"the-quechua","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/runasimi.com\/index.php\/the-quechua\/","title":{"rendered":"The Quechua"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; parallax=&#8221;content-moving&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1781895057889{padding-top: 75px !important;padding-bottom: 90px !important;background-color: #231F20 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;bg_pattern&#8221;][vc_column][vc_custom_heading source=&#8221;post_title&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|font_size:60|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div>The Quechua people are the largest ethnic group in South America. 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