• PEOPLE NAME: CORA OF MEXICO

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PEID: 24953

ROP: 102289

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Aztec

Language: El Nayar Cora - (crn)

Alternate Name(s): Rosarito, Colores Cora, El Nayar, El Nayar; Cora-Nayarit; Santa Teresa Cora; Colores Cora; San Blasito; San Juan Corapan; Rosarito, Cora, Cora-Nayarit, Rosarito, San Blasito, El Nayar; Cora-Nayarit; Santa Teresa Cora; Colores Cora; San Blasito; San Juan Corapan; Rosarito, Santa Teresa Cora, Santa Teresa Cora, El Nayar, Colores Cora, San Blasito, Cora-Nayarit, Cora-Nayarit, San Juan Corapan, San Juan Corapan, El Nayar

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: United States

Population: 34,000

Global Population: 34,650


PEID: 24953

ROP: 102289

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Cora of Mexico, numbering 34,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Aztec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 34,650 in 2 countries. Their primary language is El Nayar Cora. The primary religion practiced by the Cora 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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