• PEOPLE NAME: CHIQUIHUITLAN MAZATEC OF MEXICO

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PEID: 39096

ROP: 108604

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Mazateco de San Juan Chiquihuitlán; mazateco del sur, Mazateco de San Juan Chiquihuitlán, mazateco del sur

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 1,700

Global Population: 1,700


PEID: 39096

ROP: 108604

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Chiquihuitlan Mazatec of Mexico, numbering 1,700, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Chiquihuitlan Mazatec 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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