Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Aloápam Zapotec - (zaq)

Alternate Name(s): Zapotec, Zapoteco, Zapoteco de Aloápam, Matatlan, Alopan, Zapoteco de San Miguel Aloápam, South Matatlan, Zapoteco de Aloápam, Aloapan Matatlan

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 2,500

Global Population: 2,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Aloapam Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 2,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Aloápam Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Aloapam 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.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available