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PEOPLE GROUP PROFILE

The Leco of Bolivia

The Leco of Bolivia, numbering approximately 4,100 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are described as an ethnolinguistic community of Bolivia They are an Indigenous people, with Leco as their ethnic/kinship group and are in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion. They primarily speak Quechua, North Bolivian.

Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: Leco

Fast Facts:

Affinity Group: Latin American and Caribbean Peoples
Country: Bolivia
People Cluster: Quechua
Primary Language(s): Quechua, North Bolivian (qul)
Primary Religion(s): Ethnoreligion
Population: 4,100
Strategic Progress Index (SPI): No Longer Unreached
Global Status of Evangelical Christianity (GSEC): 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical
People Group ID: PG046751
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Dig Deeper (Religion):

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion
Religious Affiliation: Ethnoreligion

55%
%
Ethnoreligion Adherents

Dig Deeper (Language):

Primary Language: Quechua, North Bolivian
Language Family: Quechuan

100%
%
Quechua, North Bolivian Speakers

Media Resources in Quechua, North Bolivian:

Films:
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JESUSView Film

1 film

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Bible Resources in Quechua, North Bolivian:

Bible Name (Translation)VideoAudioText
2006 Bible Society of Bolivia✓✓

1 entry

Provided by Faith Comes by Hearing

Or check out the Quechua, North Bolivian bible at Bible.com

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SPI: No longer Unreached

The Leco 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 Leco:
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 Leco of Bolivia

"I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world."
readJohn 16:33

Pray that those who don't have peace with God will find peace in Christ, even amid the troubles of this world.

The people dwelling in darkness have seen a great light, and for those dwelling in the region and shadow of death, on them a light has dawned.
readMatthew 4:16

Pray that those who dwell in darkness and live in the land of the shadow of death may be drawn out of darkness into His marvelous light.

For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.
readRomans 8:38-39

Pray that as people place their faith in Christ, they will have confidence in their salvation, knowing that nothing can separate them from the One who conquered death and loves them as His children.

This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.
read1 John 1:5

Pray that God will raise up believers who can share the gospel with people who don't know the good news of Jesus, that God is light and in him, there is no darkness at all.

Leco Across Countries (ROP3 - 105689) reported in the following countries:

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1 people group

PhotoPeople Group IDNameCountryPopulation ▼Strategic Progress IndexLanguageReligion
LecoPG046751LecoBolivia4,100No Longer UnreachedQuechua, North BolivianEthnoreligion

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