Latin American election and demographic maps

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Is there no German-Colombian/Basque-Colombian/Lebanese-Colombian/etc-Colombian sentiment at all?

This is an ethnic/racial self-identification map, with five categories to choose from. Those who don't identify with any of these categories (i.e. the vast majority) just identify as 'nota' essentially. The census doesn't otherwise ask for ancestry.

Colombia received significantly less non-Spanish immigration than most other major countries in Latin America, particularly Brazil and Argentina. Arabs (Syrians, Lebanese and Palestinians from the Ottoman Empire) were the largest and most significant immigrant community, and they still have a strong influence in the Caribbean region where most settled. Nowadays, most have assimilated to Colombian society very well and many have become successful and prominent businessmen, industrialists, journalists, actors/actresses, politicians (and, seemingly, a lot of beauty queens). While they're still identifiable by their last names, there doesn't seem to be much in the way of ethnic self-identification as a former immigrant community (and certainly none of the hyphenated-American stuff) -- with an exception perhaps for the small, distinct and much less assimilated Muslim Arab community in Maicao (La Guajira). Non-Spanish, post-independence European immigrant groups, who were a tiny drop in the bucket compared to Argentina/Brazil etc., are again still identifiable by their last names and had a non-negligible influence on Colombian history (e.g. read the history of Avianca, or the brewing industry in Colombia, or the guy who wrote the music to the national anthem), but they assimilated to Colombian (majority) society.

Rather than hyphenated-American stuff, you'd find much more in the way of regional sentiment and identification.

Still, it'd be fascinating to have an open-ended ancestry question on a census in Colombia -- it could probably get quite messy.

Wasn't there a big Basque influence on Colombia too?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

How would you say the demographic and social situation for blacks in Colombia compares to that of the US?

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Nobody cares about Guatemala? Sad! Anyway, here's more Guatemala stuff. Perhaps more interesting: ethnicity (based on census data).



In 2018, 56% identified as 'Ladino' (i.e. Spanish-speaking, non-indigenous mestizo/white), 41.7% as Maya and 1.8% as Xinka. Very small percentages identified as Garifuna or Afro-descendant/Creole. Mayans make up the majority of the population in the departments of Alta Verapaz, Baja Verapaz, Quiché, Huehuetenango, Quetzaltenango, Totonicapán, Sololá and Chimaltenango. They form a substantial minority (over 25%) in Sacatepéquez, Suchitepéquez, San Marcos, Petén, Izabal and Chiquimula. The Xinka make up 31.7% of the population in Jalapa, 19.3% in Jutiapa and 14.1% in Santa Rosa.

The main Mayan linguistic groups/peoples are the K'iche (27.1% of Mayans), Q'eqchi (22.1%), Kaqchiquel (17.2%) and Mam (13.6%).

Why is the far north Ladino?