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The Southern Huancayo Quechua of Peru

The Southern Huancayo Quechua of Peru, numbering approximately 250,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an Indigenous Wanka Quechua people of the Mantaro Valley in central Peru whose ancestry is linked to the historic Huanca nation and whose identity is expressed through the Huaylla Wanka Quechua language and Andean agricultural traditions. They mostly adhere to Folk Catholicism and Huaylla Wanca Quechua is their primary language.

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

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Huaylla Wanca Quechua (qvw)
Primary Religion(s): Folk Catholicism
Population: 250,000
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017594
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Folk Catholicism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

91%
%
Folk Catholicism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Huaylla Wanca Quechua
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quechua, Huaylla Wanca Speakers

Media Resources in Huaylla Wanca Quechua:

Films:
TitleLink
JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Huaylla Wanca Quechua:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Bible League International✓✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Huaylla Wanca Quechua bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Southern Huancayo Quechua 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 Huancayo Quechua:
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 Huancayo Quechua of Peru

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
readJohn 3:17

Pray for those who are living under the burdens of man-made religion to learn about the freedom Jesus offers them and turn to Him in faith.

Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his excellent greatness!
readPsalm 150:2

Pray for the gospel to advance among those who are living in darkness. Pray that they will come to know Jesus and praise Him for all that He has done.

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of rejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!"
readMark 7:9

Pray that as men, women, boys, and girls place their faith in Christ, they will let go of any traditions that do not honor Him.

And God has appointed in the church first apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then miracles, then gifts of healing, helping, administrating, and various kinds of tongues.
read2 Corinthians 12:28

Ask God to raise up believers who will faithfully proclaim the good news and equip others to do the same.

Quechua, Huaylla Wanca Across Countries (ROP3 - 109482) reported in the following countries:

Strategic Progress Index
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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulationStrategic Progress Index ▼LanguageReligion
Southern Huancayo QuechuaPG017594Southern Huancayo QuechuaPeru250,000No Longer UnreachedHuaylla Wanca QuechuaFolk Catholicism

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