• PEOPLE NAME: LATIN AMERICANS OF CURACAO

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Hispanic

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s):

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Curacao

Also found in: Aruba; Australia

Population: 7,100

Global Population: 35,600


PEID: 23181

ROP: 105667

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Latin Americans of Curacao, numbering 7,100, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Hispanic people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 35,600 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Latin Americans 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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