Latin America, little research of the ethnic groups

The population of Latin America is a composite of ancestries, ethnic groups, and races, making the region one of the most diverse in the world. The specific composition varies from country to country: Many have a predominance of a European-Indian, or Mestizo, population; in others, Amerindians are a majority; some are dominated by inhabitants of European ancestry; and some countries' populations are primarily Mulatto. Most Latin American countries have varying sizes of Asian minorities. Europeans are the largest single group, and they and people of part-European ancestry combine for approximately 80% of the population

Latin America has a very broad cultural wealth, it is impossible to define a Latin American with some specific characteristics. We understand that here we all come from different lineages, which is why even when they try to make us see as one and stereotype us, we must bear in mind that not only our language is Spanish, the Portuguese is also in Brazil and even there almost 40 million people still speak their native languages.

For that reason I decided to make this little research that includes the ethnic distribution in Latin America, it can help us to understand why we are so different from anothers.

Here is a chart, showing the ethnic distribution among the territory, I hope this result interesting as it resulted to me.

Please click on the image to enlarge it and see it clearer.




References:
1-Lizcano Fernández, Francisco (May–August 2005). "Composición Étnica de las Tres Áreas Culturales del Continente Americano al Comienzo del Siglo XXI" (in Spanish) (PDF). Convergencia (Mexico: Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Centro de Investigación en Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades) 38: 185–232; table on p. 218. ISSN 1405-1435

2- Identity and modernity in Latin America By Jorge Larraín (page 3)