Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco de San Pedro Totomachapan, Western Zimatlán Zapotec; Zapoteco de San Pedro Totomachapan, Totomachapec, Western Zimatlán Zapotec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 450

Global Population: 450

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Totomachapan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 450, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Totomachapan 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.

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