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The Indigenous peoples in Guatemala, also known as Native Guatemalans, are the original inhabitants of Guatemala, predating Spanish colonization.Guatemala is home to 6.5 million (43.75%) people of Indigenous heritage belonging to the 22 Mayan peoples (Achi’, Akatec, Awakatec, Chalchitec, Ch’ortí, Chuj, Itzá, Ixil, Jacaltec, Kaq- chikel, K’iche, Mam, Mopan, Poqomam, Poqomchí, Q’anjob ...
According to the 2018 census, 43.56% of the population is Indigenous including 41.66% Mayan, 1.77% Xinca, and 0.13% Garifuna (Mixed African and indigenous). [3] Approximately 56% of the population is "non-Indigenous", [3] referring to the Mestizo population (people of mixed European and indigenous descent) and the people of European origin.
Pages in category "Indigenous peoples in Guatemala" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mixed Guatemalans could reach 60% with people of different grades of mixture, but the culture environment into different communities can influence people to identify as Indigenous, Ladino or White. The mestizo population in Guatemala is concentrated in urban areas of the country (the national capital and departmental capitals). [12]
They settled in Guatemala, Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua. Which brought new music, culture, gastronomy, and languages to Central America. People on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent speak Garífuna, an Arawak language. [6] The Garifuna are the descendants of indigenous Arawak, Kalinago (Island Carib), and Afro-Caribbean people. They are also ...
Shortly after the Spanish conquest of Guatemala in 1524 brought by Pedro de Alvarado, the Spanish began to use the indigenous people as a labor force to construct the pueblos de indios. [1] The Spanish forcibly relocated the indigenous people to the pueblos and put them under the control and administration of the Spanish Empire.
Guatemala's Debora Fadul, one of the 'Top 100' world's best chefs, is on a mission to showcase Indigenous produce and farmers in a country where racism and discrimination persist.
The Xinka, or Xinca, are a non-Mayan Indigenous people of Mesoamerica, with communities in the southern portion of Guatemala, near its border with El Salvador, and in the mountainous region to the north.