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Triangle's Latino Population Grows, Builds Community
By Ryan Caron | November 26Marcio Antonio Sanchez is watching people dancing from the bar at El Chilango in Carrboro. He comes to the restaurant every Friday night for cultural events like Latin dancing and bluegrass music night. Sanchez came to Durham 15 years ago when a friend said he would be able to find a good job in the Triangle. He is just one of many in a wave of Latino newcomers to North Carolina U.S. Census information indicates that the Latino population in Orange County grew from 1,279 to 4,342 between 1990 and 2000 -- a 239 percent increase.
