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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Southern Aymara of Peru

The Southern Aymara of Peru, numbering approximately 258,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Peru. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Southern Aymara is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Aymara, Southern

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Aymara
Primary Language(s): Southern Aymara (ayc)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 258,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017593
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Southern Aymara
Language Family: Aymaran

100%
%
Aymara, Southern Speakers

Media Resources in Southern Aymara:

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Bible Resources in Southern Aymara:

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Southern Aymara are No Longer Unreached, which means there are more than 2% evangelical Christian populations and there are churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice. There is still more to be done among them.

Next steps for the Southern Aymara:
Empower local believers to begin praying for their own people
Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting
Encourage local leaders to being leading church planting strategy and looking for Unreached and Unengaged groups nearby

Pray specifically for the Southern Aymara of Peru

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. On account of these the wrath of God is coming.
readColossians 3:5-6

Pray for God to have mercy and give those who don't yet know Him the gift of Jesus and His salvation for all who call upon His name.

Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward.
readPsalm 127:3

Pray that God will bless this generation of children, that they will come to know Jesus early in life and follow Him always.

And he brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be.”
readGenesis 15:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will trust God to keep His promises.

You also must help us by prayer, so that many will give thanks on our behalf for the blessing granted us through the prayers of many.
read2 Corinthians 1:11

Pray that many people will join in praying for the spread of the gospel here, and that God will answer these prayers by drawing more people to Himself.

Aymara, Southern Across Countries (ROP3 - 109468) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Southern AymaraPG017593Southern AymaraPeru258,000No Longer UnreachedSouthern AymaraEthnoreligion

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