Minorities in Latin America

Minorities in Latin America

Latin America comprises of those countries of North and South Americas where Spanish and Portuguese and in some regions even French are the major languages that are spoken . These languages have originated from Latin , hence the term Latin America . The population is mixed consisting of Whites (mostly Spanish and Italian ) and Mestizo (mixed Amerindian-Spanish - in local Spanish called Ladino ) K 'iche , Kaqchikel Mam Q 'eqchi , other Mayan , indigenous non-Mayan and others

Guatemala , located in Central America , bing the North Pacific Ocean , between El Salvador and Mexico

, and bing the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea ) between Honduras and Belize , is the most heavily populated among the Central American countries . It has a GDP per capita which is approximately half that of Brazil , Argentina , and Chile Amerindians constitute the largest proportion (43 ) of the population of Guatemala which singles it out among the other Latin American countries and half of these are descendents of the Maya-Quichy ethno-linguistic group . It was in this country that Rigoberta Menchu was born on 9th January , 1959

Recipient of the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize , Rigoberta is committed to dedicate her life towards bringing to light to the rest of the world the plight of her country 's indigenous population , during and after the Guatemalan Civil War that lasted for thirty six years . It was through her testimonial biography , I , Rigoberta Menchu (Rigoberta , n .d that the world learnt about the atrocities committed against the indigenous people in Guatemala

She was born in...