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The Huamalies Quechua of Peru

The Huamalies Quechua of Peru, numbering approximately 80,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Central Quechua people of the Huamalíes and Dos de Mayo area of Huánuco, whose Quechua variety forms part of the Huaylay branch. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quechua, Huamalies

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua (qvh)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 80,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017537
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

90%
%
Quechua, Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Speakers

Media Resources in Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua:

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Bible Resources in Huamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco Quechua:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Huamalies Quechua 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 Huamalies Quechua:
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 Huamalies Quechua of Peru

For my own sake, for my own sake, I do it, for how should my name be profaned? My glory I will not give to another.
readIsaiah 48:11

Pray that those who have been living for their own glory will turn to the One who is worthy of all praise and find their true identity in Him.

For from the rising of the sun to its setting my name will be great among the nations, and in every place incense will be offered to my name, and a pure offering. For my name will be great among the nations, says the LORD of hosts.
readMalachi 1:11

Pray that they will worship God in spirit and truth, offering Him the sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving that He desires.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.
read1 Peter 3:8

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will live in harmony with one another, showing sympathy, love, compassion, and humility.

And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him, and everyone marveled.
readMark 5:20

Pray that God will bring people who appear beyond hope to faith in Jesus and that they will then go and tell others of the marvelous things He has done.

Quechua, Huamalies-Dos de Mayo Huanuco Across Countries (ROP3 - 103887) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Huamalies QuechuaPG017537Huamalies QuechuaPeru80,000No Longer UnreachedHuamalíes-Dos de Mayo Huánuco QuechuaEthnoreligion

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