Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Rincón Zapotec - (zar)

Alternate Name(s): Northern Villa Alta, Zapoteco de Yagallo, (zty)Yatee. AltNames: Northern Villa Alta Zapotec, Northern Villa Alta Zapotec; Zapoteco de Yagallo; Zapoteco del Rincón; Zapoteco de Yatee, (zar)Rincón, Zapoteco del Rincón, Zapoteco de Yagallo, Zapoteco de Yatee, Zapoteco de Yagallo, Zapoteco del Rincón, Zapoteco de Yatee, Northern Villa Alta Zapotec, Ixtla

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 18,000

Global Population: 18,000

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Rincon-Yatee Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 18,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Mexico. Their primary language is Rincón Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Rincon-Yatee Zapotec 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: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available