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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Lat Am Stud. 2016 Feb 10;48(3):565–590. doi: 10.1017/S0022216X1600002X

Table 1.

Characteristics of five case study communities

Sinaí Palestina de Los Altos Curruchiqui Santa Rita Zunil
Population (approximate) 1,800 15,470 1,200 1,500 12,130
Area 12 km2 48 km2 6 km2 12 km2 92 km2
Employment Mix Subsistence Agriculture Subsistence Agriculture
Commercial Agriculture
Commercial Services
Weaving Subsistence Agriculture Subsistence Agriculture Weaving Commercial Agriculture
Subsistence Agriculture
Weaving Commercial Services
Relative Level of Development Very Low Low Low Very Low Low
Distance to Urban Area 35 km 0 km 1 km 2 km 0 km
Literacy Rate (above 14 yrs.) 40% 56% 90% 75% 56%
Graduated from 6th Grade 50% 58% 90% 50% 30%
% Migrant-sending Households 60% 52% 60% 15% 40%
Primary US Destinations CA(7), FL
GA (4), MD, MI, NJ(2), NY(2), PA, VA(2), DC(4),
AZ, GA, IL, MD, NB, NY, TX CA, NJ(2), PA, TX CA, IL(2), NJ(3),TX(2), DC CA, OK(2)
Ethnic Composition (Indigenous/Ladinos) 75/25 50/50 50/50 90/10 90/10
Languages Spoken Mam, Spanish Mam, Spanish Kiche, Spanish Kiche, Spanish Kiche, Spanish
Religious Composition 60% Catholic 60% Catholic 80% Catholic 50% Catholic 100%
40% Evangelic 35% Evangelic 20% Evangelic 50% Evangelic Mayan/Catholic