Quote: (04-09-2016 08:42 AM)911 Wrote:
Latin America covers a humongous area, from Tierra del Fuego up to Tijuana (some may say East Los Angeles...), but its native population is closely related. Due to the pre-Columbian migration and settlement patterns in South and Meso-America, there is a level of racial homogeneity that you just don't find in other continents (Oz excepted).
So while there is some variety in the Mestizo mix due to the more recent immigration patterns across the continent, the base genetic stock is relatively similar. One could also argue that the patterns of more recent immigrant is also similar: you have roughly a large influx from West Africa, a smaller, mostly Iberian Caucasian influx (with more Italians in the Cono Sur, and some Northern European/German presence in Brazil), some East Asian presence in places like Peru, but overall, there are more similarities than differences relative to other continents.
More homogenous for nations in certain regions (Caribbean, Southern Cone, Etc.), but overall you are definitely overstating how homogenous Latin America is.
Anyways, ethnicity and looks were not really my only gripe. The page discusses highly specific personality and cultural aspects that are undoubtedly different across Latin American nations.
Such broad generalizations on topics such as "Affinity for Gringos", "Sexual Ability" and "Willingness to be with Older Men" would be misleading and possibly untrue information in the context of certain Latin nations.