Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Tennek, Veracruz; Huasteco de Tantoyuca; Tennek; Tan´nek; Tenek; Teenek, Huastec, Tenek, Veracruz, Huasteco de Tantoyuca, Teenek, Tan´nek

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 230,000

Global Population: 230,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical

Overview: The Huastec of Mexico, numbering 230,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya 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 Huastec 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