Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Central American Indigenous

Language: Huehuetla Tepehua - (tee)

Alternate Name(s): Tepehua de Hidalgo, Tepehua de Huehuetla, Tepehua de Hidalgo; Tepehua de Huehuetla

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

Also found in:

Population: 3,500

Global Population: 3,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 10% or Greater Evangelical

Overview: The Huehuetla Tepehua of Mexico, numbering 3,500, 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 Huehuetla Tepehua. The primary religion practiced by the Huehuetla Tepehua 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: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available