Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Zapotec NW, Zapotec de Santiago Lachiguiri, Lachiguiri, Zapoteco de la montaña del Istmo, Lachiguiri, Northwestern Tehuantepec Zapotec, Northwestern Tehuantepec Zapotec, Zapoteco de Santiago Lachiguiri, Northwestern Tehuantepec Zapotec; Zapoteco de Santiago Lachiguiri, Zapoteco de Santiago Lachiguiri, alto, Tehuantepec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 6,000

Global Population: 6,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Lachiguiri Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 6,000, 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 Lachiguiri Zapotec 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available