Bolivian chocolate with quinoa (cereal of the Andes). Quinoa ("kinwa" in the local indigenous language of Quechua) has been consumed for thousands of years in the Bolivian Andes. It was a large part of the diets of ancient Andean civilizations (such as the Incas) and is still used today as a very important source of nutrition. Bolivia is one of the largest exporters of this highly nutritious grain.