• PEOPLE NAME: TEKTITEKO OF MEXICO

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By Ed Beach

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PEID: 39080

ROP: 109916

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Teko, Tektiteko, Tectitec, Tectitec; To; Teco Mam; Maya-Tektitek; Tectitec; Maya-Tekiteko; Teco; Tectiteco; Teko, Tectitec, Maya-Tekiteko, Tectiteco, Teco Mam, To, Mam, Maya-Tektitek, Tecicteco, Teco

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in: Guatemala

Population: 1,200

Global Population: 4,700


PEID: 39080

ROP: 109916

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical


Overview: The Tektiteko of Mexico, numbering 1,200, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 4,700 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Tektiteko 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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