Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan, Teotitlan del Valle, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan; Zapoteco de Tejalápam, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan, Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalapan, Zapoteco de Tejalápam, Zapoteco de Tejalápam, Zapoteco de San Felipe Tejalápam, Zapoteco de Tejalapam

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 5,400

Global Population: 5,400

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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

Overview: The Tejalapan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 5,400, are Engaged yet 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 Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Tejalapan 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: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available