Each country is unique, but they have common history and almost the same cultural ties. Since the fall of the communist regimes in Europe, economies of the third world also take different shapes in terms of modernization. It will take much longer to change the societies as a whole. The whole Latin American region is characterized by strong family ties, strong sense of community, ethnical view of society . The Image of Virgin Mary is very powerful, mainly in rural areas.
Many people move from the country to cities and they are getting unbearably bigger and bigger.
The whole continued is being modernized. Despite of changes that are taking place in the whole Latin America, these traditional institutions still remain strong. Moreover, new groups are mobilized in action, such as workers, middle class and new business class. Among the most characteristic features of the modern Latin America is still elitism, hierarchy, authoritarianism and corporatism which have been there over centuries. On the other hand, Spanish and Portuguese rule became deeply embedded in the political culture.