Latin America

that part of the New World in which Spanish, French, or Portuguese is spoken. It includes Cuba and other islands, the inhabitants of which speak Spanish or French, Mexico, the states of Central America, and all South America, save British and Dutch Guiana. Latin America is a convenient collective term for the countries in which English is not the official language. It is entirely appropriate, for the Spanish, French, and Portuguese languages are modern descendants of the Latin spoken by the soldiers and colonists of the Roman Empire.