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Latin America's Indians adapt to modern life and politics
The piece surveys Indian communities across Latin America, from Otovaleno in Ecuador to Panama, Bolivia, Peru and Mexico, noting modernization's mixed impacts. It highlights cultural persistence, political emergence like Peru’s Alejandro Toledo, Zapatista autonomy efforts, and regional tensions over development and identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruben Cholo
Latin America
New World
Christopher Columbus
Mexico
Bolivia
Argentina
Cuba
Otovaleno
Ecuador
Panama
Ipeti Kuna
North America
Patagonia
Panama City
Orlando Hernandez
la Panamericana
Ipeti
Ipeti Colono
Ipeti Embera
Ovitilio Perez
Zapatista
Zapatistas
Marcos
Gulf Coast
Congress
Esther — “I
Chiapas
Peru
Alejandro Toledo