Ethnic Groups
The Mestizo The Lenca The Tolupán The Chortí The Garífuna The Tawahka The Pech The Miskito Back to site contents

Mestizo


Mestizo boys from a rural town enjoy a break.

The Lenca


Lenca family in Azacualpa. Photo by Anne Chapman.


Lenca father and children in La Esperanza, near the border with El Salvador.
Photo by Gianluca Di Santo from www.whitetara.org

The Tolupán

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The Chortí


Chortí family. Photo from flikr.com


Use your head!  A Chortí woman shows the traditional method of carrying heavy objects.

The Garífuna


Two garífuna dancers show the "Máscaro", a typical garífuna dance.


The Pech


Pech family.  Photo from "Honduras This Week"


Young Pech fisherman.

The Tawahka


Tawahka family.

 

The Miskito


A Miskito child.


Miskito mother and her child.


Mikito boys playing by the seashore.  Photo from "La Tribuna"

 

 

 

  
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