Latin America

Latin America describes the American countries south of the United States,
comprising all of South America, Central America, Mexico, and the Caribbean.
Nations of this region where the English Language predominates (eg Jamaica,
Belize, Guyana) are often excluded from this term. Most usually it only
refers to the nations where the Spanish and Portuguese languages
predominate.

A Latino is a person of Latin American heritage, or of the Latin-American
culture.

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Etymological note: Treating the term literally, one might expect the term to
apply to cultures and regions in the Americas deriving from cultures
speaking Romance languages (those descended from Latin). However,
French-speaking areas of the Americas, such as Quebec and Acadia in Canada,
as well as Haiti, are not considered part of Latin America. Yet this was the
original intention of the term -- "Latin America" was first proposed during
the French occupation of Mexico (1862-1867), when Napoleon III supported the
Archduke Maximilian's pretensions to be emperor of Mexico. The French hoped
that an inclusive notion of "Latin" America would support their cause. That
Mexican citizens eventually expelled the French while retaining the term
"Latino" is perhaps one of history's more charming ironies.

The alternative term IberoAmerica is sometimes used to refer to the nations
formerly colonies of Spain and Portugal, these last two countries being
located on the peninsula of Iberia.

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Latin American countries include:

   * Mexico
   * El Salvador
   * Belize
   * Guatemala
   * Honduras
   * Costa Rica
   * Nicaragua
   * Panama
   * Colombia
   * Ecuador
   * Peru
   * Chile
   * Argentina
   * Uruguay
   * Paraguay
   * Bolivia
   * Brazil
   * Venezuela
   * Cuba
   * Dominican Republic
   * Puerto Rico

In addition, Spain and Portugal are considered to be the Mother Countries of
Latin America.

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