Cultural Blending in Mexico and Guatemala

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This paper looks at what the similarities and differences in contemporary Maya communities across the region reveal about systematic patterns of cultural continuity and change. Through a comparative study of Maya peoples in Mexico and Guatemala, the rich cultural heritage of the peoples who have contributed toward forming the societies of Latin America is shown. This essay creates a picture of the nascent states that would become Mexico and Guatemala through the influence of the Maya and the role they played in shaping the culture of these two countries.

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"The blending of many cultures, many peoples has resulted in wars, new bloodlines, mixed cultures and the complex society that is Latin America. The Mayas have forever left their mark on the area in terms of culinary flavor, art and culture, as well as lifestyle. Today, Latin America is a testament to the blending of various cultures. In the first millennium A.D. the Maya created the most intellectually and artistically advanced civilization native to the Americas, and in ensuing centuries, as neighboring empires fell in warfare and to the Spanish invasion, the Maya endured, shaken but never destroyed."

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