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People group profile · PG017572

The Pachitea Quechua of Peru

The Pachitea Quechua of Peru, numbering about 50,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of 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 Panao Huánuco Quechua.

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AI-generated illustration representing the Pachitea Quechua people
AI-generated illustration, not a photograph. Photo by Google. (2026). Image generated by Gemini 2.5 Flash: Quechua, Pachitea

Fast facts

Country
Peru
Population
50,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Quechua
Primary language
Panao Huánuco Quechua (qxh)
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
Minimally Reached People Group
Region
South America, Americas
Location
Huanuco region: Pachitea province, Molino, Panao and Umari districts

Where they live

Gospel status

The Pachitea 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 Pachitea 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

Ethnoreligion

Primary language

Panao Huánuco Quechua · Quechuan family

100% speak Panao Huánuco Quechua

Gospel resources in Panao Huánuco Quechua

  • Bible available, published 2011
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Quechua, Panao Huanuco)

Bibles

Find more at the JESUS Film Project, Bible.com and Faith Comes by Hearing.

Pray for the Pachitea Quechua

  1. Matthew 9:37–38. Ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest field.
  2. 2 Timothy 2:2. Pray for faithful local leaders who will teach others, so that the church multiplies.
  3. Ephesians 5:8. Pray that those walking in darkness will turn to the light and live as children of light.
  4. Romans 10:14–15. Ask God to send messengers, so that people can hear, believe and call on the name of the Lord.

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