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The Tzotzils of Mexico

The Tzotzils of Mexico, numbering approximately 756,000 people, are No Longer Unreached.
They are described as a Mayan ethnolinguistic community indigenous to the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico and can also be known as San Bartolomé Venustiano Carranza Tzotzil.
They are an Indigenous people, with Tzotzil as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Maya people cluster of the Latin-Caribbean Americans.
Their primary religion is Christianity - Folk Catholicism.
They primarily speak Tzotzil.

Unengaged and Unreached

The Tzotzils are Unengaged and Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations among which there are no known efforts focused on establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Unreached yet Engaged

The Tzotzils are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

No longer Unreached

The Tzotzils 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.

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