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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Chimborazo Highland Quichua of Ecuador

The Chimborazo Highland Quichua of Ecuador, numbering approximately 1,010,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Ecuador They are an Indigenous people, with Quechua / Quichua as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Chimborazo Highland Quichua.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quichua, Chimborazo Highland

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Ecuador
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Chimborazo Highland Quichua (qug)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 1,010,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017464
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Chimborazo Highland Quichua
Language Family: Quechuan

80%
%
Quichua, Chimborazo Highland Speakers

Media Resources in Chimborazo Highland Quichua:

Films:
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Bible Resources in Chimborazo Highland Quichua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2003 Bible Society of Ecuador✓✓

1 entry

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Or check out the Chimborazo Highland Quichua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Chimborazo Highland Quichua 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 Chimborazo Highland Quichua:
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 Chimborazo Highland Quichua of Ecuador

For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
readEphesians 6:12

Pray for those ensnared by the darkness of this world, that they will recognize the spiritual forces at work and turn to the light of Christ.

And when the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord, and as many as were appointed to eternal life believed. And the word of the Lord was spreading throughout the whole region.
readActs 13:48-49

Pray that the gospel will spread throughout this whole region and that many will believe and embrace the gift of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ.

Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he uttered.
readPsalm 105:5

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will rejoice as they remember His wonders, miracles, and perfect judgements.

For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
readHebrews 4:12

Pray that God will make His living and active Word available to everyone in this people group so that many will respond to the gospel. Ask Him to provide Jesus-followers to walk with new believers as they grow in Him.

Quichua, Chimborazo Highland Across Countries (ROP3 - 102119) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguage ▼Religion
Chimborazo Highland QuichuaPG017464Chimborazo Highland QuichuaEcuador1,010,000No Longer UnreachedChimborazo Highland QuichuaEthnoreligion

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