Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Arhuaco - (arh)

Alternate Name(s): Ica, Bíntukua, Ike, Ijca, Bintuk, Arhuaco, Bintucua, Ijka, Ika, Iku

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion - Animism

Country: Colombia

Also found in:

Population: 16,500

Global Population: 16,500

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Dispersed CP Activity

Overview: The Arhuaco of Colombia, numbering 16,500, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Colombia. Their primary language is Arhuaco. The primary religion practiced by the Arhuaco is animism, a religious worldview that natural physical entities--including animals, plants, and even inanimate objects--possess a spiritual essence.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available