• PEOPLE NAME: AREQUIPA QUECHUA OF PERU

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PEID: 17500

ROP: 100488

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: Quechua, Arequipa-La Unión - (qxu)

Alternate Name(s): Arequipa Cotahuasi Quechua

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

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Population: 18,500

Global Population: 18,500


PEID: 17500

ROP: 100488

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Arequipa Quechua of Peru, numbering 18,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Quechua people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Peru. Their primary language is Quechua, Arequipa-La Unión. The primary religion practiced by the Arequipa Quechua is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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