Average male height in Latin America

[Golden_Eagle]

[Golden_Eagle]

It makes sense, Spaniards are among the shortest in Europe with the average male measuring only 175 cm (5’9”).

[Atlan]

It makes sense, Spaniards are among the shortest in Europe with the average male measuring only 175 cm (5’9”).

Yeah, but the short height in L.A. is more related to the Amerindian genetic.

[Golden_Eagle]

Yeah, but the short height in L.A. is more related to the Amerindian genetic.

It's a mix:

African slaves: 170cm
Amerindians: 163cm
Spaniards: 175cm

= 169.3cm

[StonyArabia]

Yeah, but the short height in L.A. is more related to the Amerindian genetic.

North American Amerindians are very tall people often, with the exception of the Inuits.

[Golden_Eagle]

North American Amerindians are very tall people often, with the exception of the Inuits.

Do you have a source?

[StonyArabia]

Do you have a source?

Amerindians here a significant minority mostly belonging to the plain tribes. The plains Indian are one of the tallest groups. The average male is like 6'0, well a female is like 5'9. According to old data they were about 5'8, they were considered one of the tallest people in the world.

http://researchnews.osu.edu/archive/tallind.htm

[Brighton]

There were some Indigenous peoples in the Patagonia who were known for being very tall.. but most of them went extinct.

[StonyArabia]

The Seri people of Northern Mexico are also quite tall

[Marusya]

I guess I won't be dating anyone from Latin America then...