Economía
These groups were farmers and herders who lived in the mountains, taking advantage of the mountain pastures as forage for their llama herds. They grew maize in fields watered by irrigation canals to complement the wild fruit they gathered from the algarrobo and chañar trees. They traveled frequently from East to West, seeking out products for trade—fish and mollusks from the Pacific coast, sumptuary objects and prestige goods, and even foods such as peanuts, which were brought from the valleys and rainforests of the eastern watershed of the Andes Mountains.