Latin American notes

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Why are regions of central and south America known as latin America?

Central and South America are referred as Latin America because most of the citizens of three countries speak the romance languages of Spanish, French or Portuguese which are derived from Latin.

Haiti

Haiti is located the Caribbean sea on the island of Hispaniola. Haiti's population is almost entirely descended from African slaves.The people of Haiti have suffered serious issues such as natural disasters and chronic poverty.

Mexico

Located in Southern North America in an area commonly called Central America, Mexico shares border with the United States, Guatemala,Belize, the Gulf of Mexico and the pacific ocean.

Venezuela

Located in the Nothern part of South America, Venezuela shares borders with the Carribean sea, the Atlantic, Guyana, Brazil and Colombia.

Columbia

Located in the northern western central, Colombia borders Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Educator, the Carribean sea, and the gulf of Panama. Colombia is the only American Nation to be named after explorer Christopher Columbus.

Bolivia

One of the only two landlocked [having no coastline] countries in South America sharing borders with Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.

Panama

Panama is beat in Southern North America [Central America] on the is island vs of Panama, an narrow land bridge separating the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.

Brazil

The largest in south America sharing borders with the Atlantic Ocean and every country in South America except two [Chile and Educator].


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