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The Atacama of Argentina

The Atacama of Argentina, numbering approximately 15,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an altiplano people of Argentina's Antofagasta borderlands also known as Likan-Antai or Kunza speakers, whose ancestors developed advanced irrigation and terracing before conquest by the Inca and later the Spanish. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Spanish is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Atacama

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Argentina
People Cluster: South American Indigenous
Primary Language(s): Spanish (spa)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 15,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG050146
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

55%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Spanish
Language Family: Indo-European

100%
%
Spanish Speakers

Media Resources in Spanish:

Films:
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JESUS View Film
JESUS View Film
Magdalena View Film
Magdalena View Film
The Savior View Film

5 films

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Bible Resources in Spanish:

Bible Name (Translation) Video Audio Text
1569 Sagradas Escrituras ✓
1602 Reina-Valera Antigua ✓
Biblia de América ✓ ✓ ✓
Dios Habla Hoy ✓
La Biblia ✓
La Palabra de Dios para Todos ✓
La Santa Biblia, Nueva Versión Internacional® ✓
Lenguaje Actual ✓
Reina Valera 1995 ✓
Reina Valera Contemporánea ✓
Reina Valera, Revisada y Corregida (1865) ✓
The Word of God for All - 2000 World Bible Translation Center ✓ ✓
The Word of God for All 2014 ✓ ✓

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Atacama 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 Atacama:
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 Atacama of Argentina

As it is written: “None is righteous, no, not one; no one understands; no one seeks for God".
readRomans 3:10-11

Pray that God will have mercy on those living in broken relationship with Him, and that He will bring many to surrender and repentance at the throne of grace.

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
readJohn 3:14-15

Pray that the lost will look to Jesus lifted up on the cross and believe in Him, gaining eternal life with God.

It will be said on that day, “Behold, this is our God; we have waited for him, that he might save us. This is the LORD; we have waited for him; let us be glad and rejoice in his salvation.”
readIsaiah 25:9

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will proclaim and rejoice in His salvation.

And when Jesus finished these sayings, the crowds were astonished at his teaching, for he was teaching them as one who had authority, and not as their scribes.
readMatthew 7:28-29

Pray that God will remind believers that they have His authority as they share His truth with the lost, and pray He will draw crowds of people to this message and plant it deeply in their hearts.

Atacameno Across Countries (ROP3 - 105433) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index

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2 people groups

Photo People Group ID Name Country Population ▼ Strategic Progress Index Language Religion
Kunza PG046829 Kunza Chile 36,500 No Longer Unreached Spanish Folk Catholicism
Atacama PG050146 Atacama Argentina 15,000 No Longer Unreached Spanish Folk Catholicism

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