TITLE

People of the Yucat�n

PUB. DATE

January 2004

SOURCE

Yucatan including Cancun & Cozumel (Adventure Guide);2004 3rd Edition, p32

SOURCE TYPE

Book

DOC. TYPE

Article

ABSTRACT

A large percentage of the population in the Yucatan Peninsula is Maya, descendants of the original glorious civilization that stretched from the peninsula into the Mexican state of Chiapas, Guatemala, Belize and parts of El Salvador and Honduras. Generally small of stature, with facial structures that resemble the American Indian, most Maya speak their own native tongue as well as Spanish, which is now required in school. The largest proportion of inhabitants is "mestizo," the term used to describe Mexican people whose Spanish bloodline is mixed with that of the indigenous population.

ACCESSION #

11746060

Tags: POPULATION

 

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