[cyborg]

Blond hair is not unusual in the upper crust of Latin America. Frida Khalo's father was German. Look at any spanish language station and you'll see. It's an obsession.

[Steve_Seattle]

"Blond hair is not unusual in the upper crust of Latin America."

I've also noticed a lot of semi-redheads down south of the border. And the women on the covers of the Hispanic tabloids are often very white looking.

[Reaganesque]

In Chile, their national hero is Bernardo O'Higgins. Chile is very European with much of their population being very light in color.