why some people think that the only latin countries are in latin America ?
599442
By "some" people you must mean "American people"....Everyone knows that as a general rule Americans are geographically ignorant, as well as culturally challenged. (soz but it's da tooth)
671745
I would say Hispanic anything relating to Spain\nand Latin referring to all countries in Central and South America, which of course, also had their start with Spain to some degree.
27535
North America and South America don't touch. Between them lies Central America.\n\nCentral America includes the countries between Mexico and Columbia. They are:\n\nBelize \nCosta Rica \nEl Salvador \nGuatemala \nHonduras \nNicaragua \nPanama \n\nColumbia and south are all part of South America.
1156083
Most south americans are good at soccer because:\n-it is their main sport, here theres no single sport that the entire nation likes and watches, in south america, its soccer (futbol, rather)\n-kids grow up playing it, its what they do in their spare time. even nowadays most kids in south america don't have video games, so they all play in the streets and in the school courtyards and stuff\n\nsorry, that came out sounding very stereotypical, but it wasn't intentional.
388834
I have only been to Mexico but I have been to quite a few states within; Tlaxcala, Puebla, Mexico, Chihuahua, Quintana Roo, Veracruz, Chiapas, Hidalgo, and Sinaloa. My husband and I traveled around a bit. I hope to go to some of the other latin american countries soon.
1002289
It is the 10th wealthiest country in the world, according to world bank data.  It is the wealthiest Latin country..  It is a country rich with natural resource.  However, it is run by a corrupt government that does not provide for the poor. So, the poor Mexicans are encourage to head north to the US for better live.
290061
Yes. Central America is the southern region of North America, beginning south of the Gulf of Mexico (the exact location is defined variously) and ending at the border between Panama and Colombia. In the most common definition, it consists of the nations between Mexico and Colombia,which are:\n\nBelize \nCosta Rica \nEl Salvador \nGuatemala \nHonduras \nNicaragua \nPanama
402188
I would say Brazil because they are not tied to the hip and dependent on the US economy. It is also interesting that Brazil seeks to build up diverse sectors of industry unlike many other raw material rich nations.
1111054
South American countries are not poor at all.  Reality is that some of this countries are very very rich but their societies are controlled by groups of families that have been owners of huge mines and plantations since long before the USA were founded. By 1500's families from Spain and later from Portugal founded colonies were native Indians and Africans became in different ways slaves and domestic servants. This division in social classes was a copy of the 'feudal system' of Europe, were few families were owners of all lands and production systems and there was a lord in a castle. That was how people were living by the 1506 when ciities and towns were founded.  The USA was born 200 years later, under democratic ideas imported from the French revolution (they created the idea that we are all equal)! This idea still have to become a reality in a continent were education, health and freedom are yet privileges rather than rights. I am sending you a link to a slide show of Buenos Aires, capital of Argentina. So you can tell by yourself if you see a poor country.
976687
The strongest country in latin america is Brazil.  And as for rank:\n\n1. USA\n2. Russia\n3. China\n4. India\n5. Germany\n6. France\n7. Japan\n8. Turkey\n9. Brazil\n10. UK
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Because the official language in all countries of South America is Spanish (except in Brazil). Since the same language is spoken in Mexico, ignorants say that Mexico is in South America.\n\nThe truth is that Canada and the USA for "Angloamerica", whereas all other countries in American continent form "Latin America", and such division also rises the mess in understanding the difference between geographical and social borders.
595915
THANK YOU! \ngod, it's so annoying.\ni'm salvadorian and dang, i can't believe people STILL think mexico is the only place that speaks spanish.\ni mean, mexico is awesome, but people need to get informed!\nyeah i go to a predominantly caucasian school and these people (i'm not stereotyping, i'm just saying. lol) they're like, "el salvador? what's that? isn't it the same thing as mexico?"\nit's frustrating, too, when your spanish teacher specifically speaks about only mexico when explaining a quinceanera. it's a latin american tradition, not just a mexican one.\n\n\nhaha. i got a little excited there, so sorry!
198340
You are right.\nall of them are Americans.\n\nIt has been so accepted to say it like it is today, that when ever someone like yourself raises the question, a lot of people go... mmm you are right!\nwhy is that?\n\nMaybe when all of citizens of the other countries really want them to be known as americans as well will media take that into consideration.\n\nanother mistake also:\nMexico is not Central or South America.\n\nMexico is with Canada and the USA NORTH AMERICA.\n\nHope is useful.
152567
Because Mexico is south of USA
668335
Right, that is because they do not know their geography.  America is a continent (not a country) which includes:  all of North, South & Central America - not just the United States. And Mexico, Canada & United States are all part of North America.
986157
They were down there helping lay the groundwork for the coming takeover of Latin-America by the Anglo-American aristocracy who will soon be migrating south seeking refuge from the coming Ice Age.\n\nOh, I'm sorry, were you looking for a serious answer?\n\nWell I'm half-serious; there must be some reason why all the elite factions of the Western world seem to be trying to move their powerbase south.  \n\nThink about it.....\n\nNimadan
575471
From the perspective of people in the US, only we are Americans,  but if you go to Spain, and some other parts of the world South America is America, and they are considered Americans. So: it depends on who you talk to.  \nI generally say I'm from the US: it seems a little colonial to usurp legit claims from everyone else in two continents.