Quinua (Chenpopodium quinoa Willd) is an Andean food grain domesticated manly in the highlands of the central part of the Andes in South America by the quechua and aimara people since at least 3,000 years. The geographical distribution of the crop covers territories from south of Colombia to north of Argentina and central part of Chile. The actual technological conditions and production areas in each country are discussed and presented a differentiation of five main types of quinua including, the geographical distribution: the Andean valleys; the high plateau around the lake Titicaca; the salares in Bolivia , the sea level and the yunga or subtropical quinua types. Suggestions for a future need of research as well as agro industrial process with references to the different traditional uses from the roots, grains , leaves as stems is describe.