Claim: Quinoa was domesticated for human consumption in South America.
Evidence: Quinoa originated in the Andean region of Peru , Bolivia , Ecuador , Colombia and Chile , and was domesticated 3,000 to 4,000 years ago for human consumption in the Lake Titicaca basin of Peru and Bolivia , though archaeological evidence shows a non-domesticated association with pastoral herding 5,200 to 7,000 years ago.
By volume of water and by surface area , it is the largest lake in South America.