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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Sure it is. No one was forcing them to use the road and move into towns.
There are still a few Mayans that live in the jungle by choice even though they have access to Mexican cities. Most choose to integrate though.
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Some have integrated, but there are still relatively large native populations trying to live using traditional means despite Mexican (and virtually all Latin American governments) attempts at assimilation. There have been sporadic civil wars dating back centuries over exactly this; and there have also been massacres relating to the "recalcitrance" of these native populations to the intended assimilation.
So in short, many of them were forced, and many of them opposed, losing their lives. Some remain successful, though it is a precarious scenario throughout Latin America.