Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Highland Totonac - (tos)

Alternate Name(s): Totonaco de la Sierra, Sierra Totonac

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 222,000

Global Population: 222,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Highland Totonac of Mexico, numbering 222,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Central American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Highland Totonac. The primary religion practiced by the Highland Totonac 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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Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

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