Bolivia has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua and Aymara. Spanish is the most widely spoken. There are over 8 million Quechua speakers in South and Central America. Quechua was originally spoken by the Inca. Here are some English words derived from Quechua: coca, condor, guano, gaucho, guanaco, Inca, jerky, lagniappe, lima [bean], llama, pampa, puma, quipu, quinine, quinoa, and vicuña.

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