The role of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
The combined areas of Mexico, the West Indies, and Central America have a substantial
population, which has been growing rapidly. Although birth rates have been reduced somewhat
in Mexico and Costa Rica, overall birth rates remain high, and death rates have dropped to an all-
time low; thus, a population explosion has been under way for some time. As in other developing
areas, the existing economy can scarcely support the present population, despite the considerable
expansion of manufacturing and service industries in Mexico. American capital investment and
government aid have been aimed at helping Central America and the Caribbean countries to
become self-sufficient, and, although the assistance has been helpful, it also has created
problems, such as the massive foreign debts owed by many of these countries. In addition, the
impact of such development assistance tends to be concentrated in the capital cities, with little
discernible benefit to the rest of the countryside.
If Canada has something approaching the diversity of religions found in the United States,
the situation is relatively simple in Mexico and Central America, where the overwhelming
majority of inhabitants are at least nominally Roman Catholic or—in the case of many mestizos
and aboriginal people—profess a version of Christianity that has become hybridized with
preconquest indigenous faiths. As might be expected, the Spanish language also is strongly
dominant in these lands, except in those less-accessible portions of Mexico and Guatemala where
a multiplicity of aboriginal tongues are still spoken. The Spanish spoken in these regions has
undergone a transformation from its mother tongue similar to the process that gave rise to
American English. Regional dialects have emerged, and the language has been enriched through
the adoption of words from indigenous languages.
