• PEOPLE NAME: SARAGURO HIGHLAND QUICHUA OF ECUADOR

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PEID: 17476

ROP: 108713

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Affinity Group: American Peoples

Affinity Bloc: Latin-Caribbean Americans

People Cluster: Quechua

Language: Quichua, Loja Highland - (qvj)

Alternate Name(s): Loja

Primary Religion: Ethnoreligion

Country: Ecuador

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Population: 45,000

Global Population: 45,000


PEID: 17476

ROP: 108713

Progress of the Gospel: No Longer Unreached

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


Overview: The Saraguro Highland Quichua of Ecuador, numbering 45,000, are No Longer Unreached. They are part of the Quechua people cluster within the Latin-Caribbean Americans affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Ecuador. Their primary language is Quichua, Loja Highland. The primary religion practiced by the Saraguro Highland Quichua is ethnoreligion, consisting of practices deeply rooted in this groups ethnic identity.


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