• PEOPLE NAME: AREQUIPA QUECHUA OF PERU

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PEID: 17500

ROP: 100488

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: Quechua, Arequipa-La Unión - (qxu)

Alternate Name(s): Arequipa Cotahuasi Quechua

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Peru

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Population: 18,500

Global Population: 18,500


PEID: 17500

ROP: 100488

Progress of the Gospel: Engaged yet Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: Less than 2% Evangelical, No Active CP Activity


Overview: The Arequipa Quechua of Peru, numbering 18,500, are Engaged yet 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 Quechua, Arequipa-La Unión. The primary religion practiced by the Arequipa Quechua is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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