the parts of North and South America south of the United States where Romance languages are spoken
the term often used to refer to all countries south of the United States This term refers most specifically to those people of Latin European heritage, predominantly those descended from the Spanish or Portuguese There are many people in this geographic area who have no "Latin" blood, including many indigenous people and others whose ancestry is tied to such places as the United Kingdom, Africa, India, China or Japan Despite the diverse cultural makeup of this part of the world, it is still commonly referred to as "Latin" America
area of the western hemisphere where Spanish is widely spoken, including Central and South America
The countries of Central and South America (including Mexico, but excluding the Caribbean countries)
(English) The modern Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking nations of the western hemisphere