An Indian Women In Guatemala

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An Indian Woman in Guatemala
The countries in Latin America have experienced in their own way some sort of change through the centuries. They had all been affected with the arrival of the Spanish empire since 1492 and continue to feel the aftermath of the conquering events. In this essay, I will be discussing the survival of the Guatemalan and Brazilian people and touch over the social, political and economic patterns of Guatemala. It will also include contemporary issues pertaining to the survival and social effects on the Indian people of Latin America and partly on Guatemala.
Brazil is a nation in which many people have come and gone and left footprints of traditions and cultural practices along the way. From the openings of Portuguese settlements and the discovery of Brazil in 1500 by the Portuguese armada to present day Brazil, there have been many changes affecting the evolution of Brazil. Brazil, at times, has undergone rapid and catastrophic changes, such as war and disease. Despite several changes and the effects caused by invaders, Indian people have managed to maintain their traditions and uphold all their ways of life as much as they could. However, “For the Indians living in this paradise, it was a physical and cultural reality made up of hundreds of ethnically diversified but socially similar groups that were in turmoil.”(Gomes, 29) Even the tribes themselves were always in competition with one another, eventually leading to corruption and cannibalism.
In the early 20th century, there was a continued struggle for access to economic markets and the richness of Latin American products, such as raw materials, cheap labor and direct investment (Haynes, 263). An example of progress in Latin America included women and their role in society. They began to play an important role in the new era of wage-earning workers. Although women only earned sixty percent of men’s wages, they were still given a chance to have an op...