[Dan27185]

‘Hispanic’ is a blanket term and for the most part, isn’t an accurate descriptor of the racial origins of the majority of the people in Latin America. Basically, in the more tropical regions (Carribean, Brazil, etc.) you’ll find heavy African strains, and many times they have intermarried with the Spanish strains. In Mexico, 55% of the population is Mestizo (Indian and Spanish mix), 30% is pure Indian (and a third of them retain their tribal identity in full) and the rest are pretty much pure Spanish. Central America, Peru and Colombia are also heavily Mestizo and Indian. Argentina and Chile are more Spanish, probably (my personal theory) because the local Indians were more scattered than in heavily populated MesoAmerica, and the land was more for ranching than growing (the latter requiring more slaves to work the fields), so therefore there was little opportunity for intermarriage. As far as the United States is concerned, those from Puerto Rico, the Dominican Republic, etc., are going to tend to be more black, though they can also be white or Indian or any mix of the three, while those from Mexico and Central America are going to be more Indian. Those from Cuba and South America are usually going to be white, and sometimes black or mestizo/Indian.

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Name : Dan27185, Gender : M, Race : Hispanic/Latino (may be any race), Religion : Pentecostal, Age : 22, City : L.A., State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower middle class, 

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