• PEOPLE NAME: GUAYMI OF COSTA RICA

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PEID: 24976

ROP: 103515

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Ngäbere - (gym)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Costa Rica

Also found in: Panama

Population: 4,800

Global Population: 258,800


PEID: 24976

ROP: 103515

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Guaymi of Costa Rica, numbering 4,800, 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 258,800 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Ngäbere. The primary religion practiced by the Guaymi is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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