• PEOPLE NAME: SANTA MARIA LA ALTA NAHUATL OF MEXICO

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PEID: 48657

ROP: 108672

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Aztec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Náhuatl de Santa María la Alta

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 475

Global Population: 475


PEID: 48657

ROP: 108672

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

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


Overview: The Santa Maria la Alta Nahuatl of Mexico, numbering 475, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the Aztec 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 Santa Maria la Alta Nahuatl 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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