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People group profile · PG017593

The Southern Aymara of Peru

The Southern Aymara of Peru, numbering about 258,000 people, are No Longer Unreached. They are an ethnolinguistic community of Peru.

They are an indigenous people in the Aymara people cluster of the Latin American and Caribbean Peoples. Their primary religion is Ethnoreligion, and they primarily speak Southern Aymara.

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

Fast facts

Country
Peru
Population
258,000
Affinity group
American Peoples
People cluster
Aymara
Primary language
Southern Aymara (ayc)
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
Moquegua, Puno, and Tacna regions: Lake Titicaca toward the ocean

Where they live

Gospel status

The Southern Aymara 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 Aymara

  • 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

Southern Aymara · Aymaran family

100% speak Southern Aymara

Gospel resources in Southern Aymara

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

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

Pray for the Southern Aymara

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

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