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What makes up Guatemalan culture?

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What makes up Guatemalan culture?

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  1. Guatemalan people.  People proud of their past yet very humble and hard working.  Maya and Spanish elements are present in everyday life.


  2. On the basis of cultural traits, the population is divided into two main ethnic groups—Ladinos and Maya, who make up the vast majority of Indians in Guatemala and form several cultures. The Ladinos comprise those of mixed Hispanic-Maya origin. While the Maya account for slightly less than half of the country's total population, they make up about three-fourths of the population in the western highland provinces. There are also some Spanish-speaking Xinca in southern Guatemala and more than 15,000 Garifuna (people of mixed African and Caribbean descent; formerly called Black Caribs) in the northeastern port towns of Livingston and Puerto Barrios. Their ancestors came to the Central American coast from Caribbean islands in the 18th century. Ladinos are the more commercially and politically influential group, and they make up most of the urban population.

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