• PEOPLE NAME: CHUJ OF GUATEMALA


PEID: 24708

ROP: 108618

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Maya

Language: Chuj - (cac)

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Primary Religion: Christianity - Folk Catholicism

Country: Guatemala

Also found in: Mexico; United States

Population: 96,500

Global Population: 100,750


PEID: 24708

ROP: 108618

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Chuj of Guatemala, numbering 96,500, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Maya people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. Globally, this group totals 100,750 in 3 countries. Their primary language is Chuj. The primary religion practiced by the Chuj 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.


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