Quinoa has been cultivated in the Andean highlands since 3, 000 B.C., and grows natively from Chile north to Colombia, mostly in Peru and Bolivia.

从公元前3000年以来，在安第斯高地上就一直在种植奎奴亚藜，该作物源产于智利北部到哥伦比亚地区，主要产于秘鲁和玻利维亚。