Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Mixtec

Language: Chayuco Mixtec - (mih)

Alternate Name(s): Mixteco de Chayuco, Eastern Jamiltepec-Chayuco Mixtec, Mixteco de Chayucu, Eastern Jamiltepec-Chayuco Mixtec; Mixteco de Chayucu, Eastern Jamiltepec-Chayuco Mixtec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 13,500

Global Population: 13,500

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Chayuco Mixtec of Mexico, numbering 13,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Mixtec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Chayuco Mixtec. The primary religion practiced by the Chayuco Mixtec is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Not Available

Gospel Recordings: Not Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available