Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Chichicapan Zapotec - (zpv)

Alternate Name(s): Zapoteco de San Baltazar Chichicapan, Eastern Ocotlán Zapotec, Eastern Ocotlán, Zapotec, Chichicapan, Eastern Ocotlán Zapotec, Chichicapan Zapotec, Zapoteco de San Baltazar Chichicapam, Eastern Ocotlán Zapotec; Zapoteco de San Baltazar Chichicapan, Zapoteco

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Mexico

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Population: 1,900

Global Population: 1,900

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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

Overview: The Chichicapan Zapotec of Mexico, numbering 1,900, 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 Chichicapan Zapotec. The primary religion practiced by the Chichicapan 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

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Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Not Available