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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Cashibo of Peru

The Cashibo of Peru, numbering approximately 7,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a Panoan-speaking group of Amerindians in Peru They are an Indigenous people, with Cashibo as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Amazon people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. They mostly adhere to Animism and Cashibo-Cacataibo is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Cashibo

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Cashibo-Cacataibo (cbr)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 7,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017513
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

85%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Cashibo-Cacataibo
Language Family: Pano-Tacanan

100%
%
Kakataibo-Kashibo Speakers

Media Resources in Cashibo-Cacataibo:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

Provided by the Jesus Film Project

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Bible Resources in Cashibo-Cacataibo:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
1978/1995 The Bible League✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Cashibo-Cacataibo bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Cashibo are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Cashibo:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Cashibo of Peru

All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
readIsaiah 53:6

Pray that those who have wandered far from God will be drawn back to Him, recognizing their need for a Savior and finding forgiveness and new life in Christ.

Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
readMatthew 6:10

Pray that God's will be done on earth as it is in heaven, and that people will seek His kingdom and righteousness above all else, trusting in His provision.

Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.
readIsaiah 41:10

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will not fear, for the Lord is with them, and He will strengthen, help, and uphold them with His righteous right hand.

To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though not being myself under the law) that I might win those under the law.
read1 Corinthians 9:20

Pray that believers from similar cultures will be compelled by Christ's love to reach people who don't know the gospel, and that those people will receive the good news with joy.

Cashibo Across Countries (ROP3 - 101892) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group ID ▼NameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CashiboPG017513CashiboPeru7,100No Longer UnreachedCashibo-CacataiboAnimism

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