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The Salasaca Highland Quichua of Ecuador

The Salasaca Highland Quichua of Ecuador, numbering approximately 21,500 people, are Engaged yet Unreached. They are an indigenous Kichwa people of Ecuador's central Andes, centered in Salasaka in Tungurahua Province, known for a distinct Kichwa variety and a strong tradition of handwoven textiles. They mostly adhere to Ethnoreligion and Salasaca Highland Quichua is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Ecuador
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Salasaca Highland Quichua (qxl)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 21,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): Engaged yet Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): Less than 2% Evangelical, No Recent CP Activity
People Group ID: PG017475
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

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%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Salasaca Highland Quichua
Language Family: Quechuan

90%
%
Quichua, Salasaca Highland Speakers

Media Resources in Salasaca Highland Quichua:

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Bible Resources in Salasaca Highland Quichua:

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SPI: Unreached yet Engaged

The Salasaca Highland Quichua are Engaged yet Unreached, which means there are less than 2% evangelical Christian populations but there are sustained efforts at establishing self-sustaining churches consistent with evangelical faith and practice.

Next steps for the Salasaca Highland Quichua:
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Continue gospel seed sowing and church planting among this group
Begin training up local leaders to lead and develop strategies to reach their own people

Pray specifically for the Salasaca Highland Quichua of Ecuador

Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.
readPsalm 67:4

Pray that those who are lost in darkness and confusion will come to understand God's ways, submit to His righteous rule, and experience the joy of His salvation.

You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore.
readPsalm 16:11

Pray that God will make a way for His path of life to be revealed to many so that they may come into His presence and experience abundant joy and eternal pleasures at His right hand.

He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. By his wounds you have been healed.
read1 Peter 2:24

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will remember every day that Jesus' death on the cross brings real healing and restoration to their souls and joyfully share this good news with others.

"Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water."
readJohn 7:38

Ask God to raise up believers and sustain them as they cross cultures to share hope with those who need it. Pray that many might come to know Christ and that streams of living water will flow from their hearts so they will never thirst again.

Quichua, Salasaca Highland Across Countries (ROP3 - 108546) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Salasaca Highland QuichuaPG017475Salasaca Highland QuichuaEcuador21,500Engaged yet UnreachedSalasaca Highland QuichuaEthnoreligion

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