page_title: Wiphala
section_title: Andean peoples and social movements
hierarchical_section_title: Wiphala / Andean peoples and social movements
caption_attribution_description: Español: Wiphala, or banner of the Inca Empire, representing the native peoples of the central Andes and Bolivian Amazon region of South America, taken on parade during the celebration of Flag Day 2007 in Rosario, Argentina by a representative of the indigenous communities of the country.
context_page_description: The Wiphala is a square emblem commonly used as a flag to represent some native peoples of the Andes that include today's Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and parts of Argentina, Chile and Colombia. It is not clear which international body decided to call the wiphala the flag of all Andes Indigenous people, as it is not used in Chile by the Mapuche, or by indigenous peoples in Peru.
  The suyu wiphalas are composed of a 7 × 7 square patchwork in seven colours, arranged diagonally. The precise configuration depends on the particular suyu represented by the emblem. The colour of the longest diagonal line determines which of the four suyus the flag represents: white for Qullasuyu, yellow for Kuntisuyu, red for Chinchaysuyu, and green for Antisuyu. There is also an alternate pattern for the Wiphala for Antinsuyu. Additionally a Wiphala also exists for Tupac Katari and the Tupac Katari Guerrilla Army.
  Article 6, section II of the 2009 Bolivian constitution establishes the Wiphala as the dual flag of Bolivia, along with the red-yellow-green tricolor.
caption: Wiphala at a Flag Day parade, Rosario, Argentina
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