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People group profile · PG017579

The Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua of Peru

The Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua of Peru, numbering about 352,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are a Quechua-speaking people of Peru's Ancash department, settled in rural highland communities east of the Cordillera Blanca in a region historically home to pre-Inca peoples such as the Huari and Piscopampa.

They are an indigenous people in the Quechua people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Folk Catholicism, and they primarily speak Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua.

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

Fast facts

Country
Peru
Population
352,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Quechua
Primary language
Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua (qxo)
Primary religion
Folk Catholicism
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
Ancash region: Chavín, Llamellín, and San Luis; Huanuco region: Huacaybamba, Huacrachuco, Pinra and San Buenaventura districts; Marañon province: south

Where they live

Gospel status

The Southern Conchucos Ancash 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 Southern Conchucos Ancash 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

Folk Catholicism · Christianity

94% adherents

Primary language

Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua · Quechuan family

100% speak Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua

Gospel resources in Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua

  • Bible available, published 2019
  • JESUS Film available
  • Radio programs not available
  • Gospel recordings not available
  • Audio resources available
  • Bible stories not available

Films

  • JESUS (Quechua, Ancash, Conchucos, Southern)

Bibles

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

Pray for the Southern Conchucos Ancash Quechua

  1. Psalm 27:1. Pray that new believers will be strengthened in the face of persecution, with the Lord as their stronghold.
  2. Romans 12:4–5. Pray that believers from many cultures will work together as one body so that the church is built up.
  3. Revelation 7:9. Pray for the day when people from this group stand before the throne with every nation, tribe, people and language.
  4. John 17:3. Pray that many will come to know the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom he has sent.

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