• PEOPLE NAME: JUNGLE QUECHUA OF PERU

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PEID: 17546

ROP: 104329

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: San Martín Quechua - (qvs)

Alternate Name(s): Lamista

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

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Population: 44,000

Global Population: 44,000


PEID: 17546

ROP: 104329

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical


Overview: The Jungle Quechua of Peru, numbering 44,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Quechua people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Peru. Their primary language is San Martín Quechua. The primary religion practiced by the Jungle Quechua is ethnoreligion. Ethnoreligion is deeply rooted in a people's ethnic identity and conversion essentially equates to cultural assimilation.


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