• PEOPLE NAME: PASTOS OF COLOMBIA

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PEID: 46893

ROP: 115191

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: South American Indigenous

Language: Spanish - (spa)

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Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Colombia

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Population: 164,000

Global Population: 164,000


PEID: 46893

ROP: 115191

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, Concentrated CP Activity


Overview: The Pastos of Colombia, numbering 164,000, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are part of the South American Indigenous people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Colombia. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Pastos is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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