Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Cuicatlan Mixtec, Mixteco de Cuyamecalco, Cuicatlán Mixtec; Mixteco de Cuyamecalco, Mixteco de Cuyamecalco, Cuicatlán Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 2,300

Global Population: 2,300

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Cuyamecalco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 2,300, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec 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 Cuyamecalco Mixtec 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