People group profile · PG017530
The Cusco Quechua of Peru
The Cusco Quechua of Peru, numbering about 2,345,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a subgroup of the broader Quechua-speaking indigenous population of the Andes, specifically centered in and around the city of Cusco (Cuzco) in southeastern Peru.
They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Cusco Quechua.
Fast facts
- Country
- Peru
- Population
- 2,345,000
- Affinity group
- American Peoples
- People cluster
- Quechua
- Primary language
- Cusco Quechua (quz)
- Primary religion
- Ethnoreligion
- Strategic Progress Index
- No Longer Unreached
- Evangelical
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5%
- GSEC
- 2% or Greater but Less than 5% Evangelical
- Lostness priority
- Marginally Reached People Group
- Also known as
- Cuzco Quechua
- Region
- South America, Americas
- Location
- Apurimac, Arequipa, Cusco, Moquegua, Madre de Dios, and Puno regions
Where they live
Gospel status
The Cusco Quechua are No Longer Unreached, which means 2% or more are evangelical Christians. In GSEC terms, this people group is greater than or equal to 2% evangelical.
- Congregations exist Yes
- Church planting in the last two years No Churches Planted
Next steps for the Cusco Quechua
- Pray for the churches among this group to grow in faithfulness and maturity
- Equip believers to reach the unreached peoples around them
- Send out laborers from this people to the nations
Primary religion
Primary language
Cusco Quechua · Quechuan family
100% speak Cusco Quechua
Gospel resources in Cusco Quechua
- Bible available, published 2004
- JESUS Film available
- Radio programs not available
- Gospel recordings available
- Audio resources available
- Bible stories not available
Films
- JESUS (Quechua, Cuzco)
Bibles
- 2004 Bible Society of Peru · video, audio, text
- 2011 Bibles International · text
Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.
Pray for the Cusco Quechua
- Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.
- Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
- 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
- Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
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