• PEOPLE NAME: QUICHE OF GUATEMALA

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PEID: 24737

ROP: 101930

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Maya

Language: K’iche’ - (quc)

Alternate Name(s): Quiché, Cachabel, Central Quiche, Chiquel, K'iche', Eastern Quiche

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: United States

Population: 3,180,000

Global Population: 3,462,000


PEID: 24737

ROP: 101930

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Quiche of Guatemala, numbering 3,180,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,462,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is K’iche’. The primary religion practiced by the Quiche is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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