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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Pasco-Yanahuanca Quechua of Peru

The Pasco-Yanahuanca Quechua of Peru, numbering approximately 51,500 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as a linguistic subgroup of the Quechua people indigenous to Peru's Pasco region 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 Protestantism. They primarily speak Quechua, Chaupihuaranga.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quechua, Pasco-Yanahuanca

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Peru
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Quechua, Chaupihuaranga (qur)
Primary Religion(s): Protestantism
Population: 51,500
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 10% or Greater Evangelical
People Group ID: PG017583
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Pray for the Pasco-Yanahuanca Quechua of Peru

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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Protestantism
Religious Affiliation: Christianity

30%
%
Protestantism Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Quechua, Chaupihuaranga
Language Family: Quechuan

30%
%
Quechua, Chaupihuaranga Speakers

Media Resources in Quechua, Chaupihuaranga:

Films:

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Bible Resources in Quechua, Chaupihuaranga:

No Bible resources are listed for this language.

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Pasco-Yanahuanca 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 Pasco-Yanahuanca 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 Pasco-Yanahuanca Quechua of Peru

For you, O LORD, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods.
readPsalm 97:9

Pray that those who don't yet know Him will recognize the Lord as the Most High and turn from spiritual darkness to worship Him above all else.

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread."
readMatthew 6:10-11

As people go about their daily lives, pray they will have the opportunity to encounter Jesus-followers, receive the gospel, and respond with joy. Pray that, as God provides for their daily needs, He will also bring many into His beautiful kingdom.

In my Father's house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?
readJohn 14:2-3

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will persevere in hope, remembering that Jesus went to prepare a place for them to be with Him for eternity!

And through him to reconcile to himself all things, whether on earth or in heaven, making peace by the blood of his cross.
readColossians 1:20

As believers cross cultures to tell others about Jesus, praise God for allowing them to be a part of His reconciling all things to Himself, asking Him to help them remember their role in His beautiful plan of salvation for others.

Quechua, Yanahuanca Pasco Across Countries (ROP3 - 108241) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
Pasco-Yanahuanca QuechuaPG017583Pasco-Yanahuanca QuechuaPeru51,500No Longer UnreachedQuechua, ChaupihuarangaProtestantism

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