Affinity Group: American Peoples
Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans
People Cluster: Zapotec
Language: Huautla Mazatec - (mau)
Alternate Name(s): Mazateco de Huautla de Jimenez, Mazateco de la Sierra, Highland Mazatec, Mazateco de la Sierra, Huautla, Highland Mazatec, Huautla; Highland Mazatec; Mazateco de Huautla de Jimenez; Mazateco de la Sierra, Mazatec, Mazateco de Huautla de Jimenez
Primary Religion: Christianity - Roman Catholicism
Country: Mexico
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Population: 183,000
Global Population: 183,000
Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
Overview: The Highland Mazatec of Mexico, numbering 183,000, 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 Huautla Mazatec. The primary religion practiced by the Highland Mazatec is Roman Catholicism, the largest branch of the Christian church and one of the oldest religious institutions in the world. Roman Catholicism teaches that it is the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ and that its bishops are the successors of Christ.
Bible Translations: Available
Jesus Film: Available
Gospel Recordings: Available
Radio Broadcast: Not Available