Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Tarapecosi, Chiquito

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Bolivia

Also found in: Brazil

Population: 210,000

Global Population: 211,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Chiquitanos of Bolivia, numbering 210,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 211,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Chiquitanos is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

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