Different from strictly geographical, economic, or political divisions, Latin America is most often used as a term for the region comprising Romance language-speaking countries in the Americas. It does not include the French-speaking part of Canada, as well as several other countries in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is not one of the predominant languages. Geographically, the region starts in Mexico and stretches down to the southernmost parts of South America, including countries in Central America and the Caribbean.
Different from strictly geographical, economic, or political divisions, Latin America is most often used as a term for the region comprising Romance language-speaking countries in the Americas. It does not include the French-speaking part of Canada, as well as several other countries in which Spanish, Portuguese, or French is not one of the predominant languages. Geographically, the region starts in Mexico and stretches down to the southernmost parts of South America, including countries in Central America and the Caribbean.