Why is the latifundia system significant in latin america?

Its important because its alarge piece of contiguous land that belongs to a single individual or family. It is a form of property as well as a mode of production that for centuries has determined the socioeconomic structures in many parts of the world

The peak above is part of the  sierra madre occidentals ,  a chain of volcanic mountains that runs through the middle of central america. 

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