ap le ▁in ▁the ▁And e an ▁cult ures , ▁where ▁the ▁plant ▁is ▁ind igen ous , ▁but ▁relatively ▁obsc ure ▁to ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁Inc as , ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁c rop ▁to ▁be ▁sacred , ▁referred ▁to ▁it ▁as ▁ch iso ya ▁m ama ▁or ▁" m other ▁of ▁all ▁gra ins ", ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁In ca ▁em peror ▁who ▁would ▁tradition ally ▁sow ▁the ▁first ▁se eds ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁using ▁" g old en ▁implements ". ▁Native ▁Map uch es ▁in ▁south - central ▁Chile ▁cultiv ated ▁qu ino a , ▁but ▁there ▁is ▁uncertainty ▁as ▁to ▁whether ▁this ▁variety ▁origin ated ▁in ▁Central ▁Chile ▁or ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁And es ▁of ▁Peru ▁and ▁Boliv ia . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest ▁of ▁South ▁America , ▁the ▁colon ists ▁sc orn ed ▁it ▁as ▁" fo od ▁for ▁Indians ", ▁and ▁suppress ed ▁its ▁cultiv ation , ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁status ▁within ▁ind igen ous ▁religious ▁cer emon ies . ▁The ▁conquist adors ▁forb ade ▁qu ino a ▁cultiv ation ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁and ▁the ▁Inc as ▁were ▁forced ▁to ▁grow ▁whe at ▁instead . ▁ ▁Gallery ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁c ere als ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 s ▁in ▁food ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : Ch en op od ium ▁Category : C ro ps ▁origin ating ▁from ▁ind igen ous ▁Americans ▁Category : C ro ps ▁origin ating