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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Candoshi of Peru

The Candoshi of Peru, numbering approximately 3,300 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an indigenous Amazonian people of Peru’s Loreto Region whose homeland lies along the Pastaza, Huitoyacu, Chapuli and Morona river systems. They mostly adhere to Animism and Candoshi-Shapra is their primary language.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Candoshi

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Amazon
Primary Language(s): Candoshi-Shapra (cbu)
Primary Religion(s): Animism
Population: 3,300
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017510
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Pray for the Candoshi of Peru

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Animism
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

94%
%
Animism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Candoshi-Shapra
Language Family:

100%
%
Kandozi-Chapra Speakers

Media Resources in Candoshi-Shapra:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Candoshi-Shapra:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
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1 entry

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Or check out the Candoshi-Shapra bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Candoshi 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 Candoshi:
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 Candoshi of Peru

The afflicted shall eat and be satisfied; those who seek him shall praise the LORD! May your hearts live forever!
readPsalm 22:26

Pray that the lost will feel a deep hunger for God, be drawn to Him in their affliction, and find lasting satisfaction and salvation in Him alone.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!
readPsalm 34:8

Pray that the gospel will advance and that many will have the opportunity to taste and see the goodness of God and entrust their lives to Him.

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
readColossians 3:1

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ...that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak.
readColossians 4:3-4

Ask God to open doors for believers to share the gospel and help them communicate it clearly so that more people will understand the mystery of Christ and turn to follow Him.

Candoshi Across Countries (ROP3 - 101872) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDName ▼CountryPopulationStrategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
CandoshiPG017510CandoshiPeru3,300No Longer UnreachedCandoshi-ShapraAnimism

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