Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Zapotec

Language: Spanish - (spa)

Alternate Name(s): Diste; Western Pochutla Zapotec; Zapoteco de Loxicha, Zapoteco de Loxicha, Diste, Western Pochutla Zapotec

Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: United States

Also found in: Mexico

Population: 7,900

Global Population: 86,900

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

Global Status of Evangelical Christianity: 5% or Greater but Less than 10% Evangelical

Overview: The Loxicha Zapotec of United States, numbering 7,900, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Zapotec people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 86,900 in 2 countries. Their primary language is Spanish. The primary religion practiced by the Loxicha Zapotec is folk Catholicism, characterized by local expressions of faith that combine Catholic traditions with local animistic rituals, resulting in syncretized forms of Catholicism that diverge from official church doctrine and practice.

Bible Translations: Available

Jesus Film: Available

Gospel Recordings: Available

Radio Broadcast: Available