The Inca citizens farmed crops such as corn, potatoes, coffee, and grain (quinoa). The Inca's food was mainly what they produced and things such as chuño (freeze-dried potatoes) and chicha (corn juice beer).They wore clothes that suited their climate. In the highlands, the Inca people wore clothes made of alpaca and llamas wool.
In the coastal regions the Inca wore clothes made of cotton. Nobles usually wore garments made of fine cloth and were adorned with jewelry of fine metals.
The normal wear of all the citizens in average weather was interesting. Men wore loincloths and tunics and capes in cold weather. Women wore long dresses and square shawls called mantas over their shoulders. Both men and women wore sandals and colorful sashes.
Extended families of grandparents and the current generations all stayed in the same small house. The houses were made of adobe with rocks and a mud-grass mixed together. The nobles lived in very lavish, spacious, and richly decorated stone palaces.
