But he is a typical product of Peru's provincial middle class: he is mestizo (of mixed race), speaks no Indian language and went to a private school.

ECONOMIST: Peru

We spoke with rich and poor, white, mestizo and African.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Humbled by the Honduran people

The number of Mestizos increased significantly during the 1980s as a result of conflicts in El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras, which triggered an influx of Mestizo refugees into Belize.

BBC: Belize country profile

These states form a giant half-moon across Bolivia's relatively prosperous eastern half, an area dominated by a largely mestizo and white population that has began to see with skepticism the newfound influence of the Aymara and Quechua Indian population of Bolivia's western Andean highlands.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Quietly following Chavez's lead