DNA: Native Mexicans shaped Americas

I love Mexico! It's so beautiful and right next to California and the rest of the USA!

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How Native Mexicans shaped the Americas: a genetic revelation

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Mexico's Indigenous pyramids, corn, culture

(Evo Inception) Mexico (the neighboring country to the south, the name of which is actually the United Mexican States) has long served as a natural passageway for human migration between North America and Meso-, Central, and South America.

These migrations, along with historical events, have played a significant role in shaping the genetic diversity of populations across the Americas.

Two flags tied: My US home, My Mexican blood

Researchers are particularly interested in the genetic makeup of the Indigenous peoples (los Indigenas), that is, the Native populations (derived of Aztecs, Maya, Mixtecs, Olmecs, Toltecs, and others), because studying them provides insights into the worldwide spread of modern humans.

Today, Mexico is home to 68 recognized ethnic groups, divided into 11 linguistic families, each with distinct customs and cultures.

World's largest pyramid: Cholula, Mexico

These groups are generally categorized into two main regions.

Mesoamerica includes central and southern Mexico, where sedentary agricultural societies thrived in a biodiverse region, and Aridoamerica, a semiarid area in northern Mexico, where nomadic lifestyles persisted.

• Research link: nature.com/articles...
• US Southwest and Mexico's ancient Buddhist past: How the Swans Came to the Lake: A Narrative History of Buddhism in America
• An Inglorious Columbus: Evidence that Hwui Shn and a party of Buddhist monks from Afghanistan discovered America in the 5th century A.D. (Edward Payson Vining, 1847-1920, archive.org)
• Evo Inception, Aug. 21, 2024; Crystal Quintero, Dhr. Seven, Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly