• PEOPLE NAME: QUICHE OF GUATEMALA

Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: K’iche’ - (quc)

Alternate Name(s): Quiché, Cachabel, Central Quiche, Chiquel, K'iche', Eastern Quiche

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: United States

Population: 3,110,000

Global Population: 3,389,000


PEID: 24737

ROP: 101930

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Quiche of Guatemala, numbering 3,110,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 3,389,000 in 2 countries. Their primary language is K’iche’. The primary religion practiced by the Quiche is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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