The term “Latin America” is a legacy of colonialism. At the time when European powers were seizing land in the Americas to establish colonies, they began using the term “Latin America” to differentiate the places in w… See more

In geopolitical terms, Latin America has lost some of its meaning in regards to separating countries where Romance languages are spoken from the rest of the countries in the Western Hemisphere. Indeed, wh… See more

There is a difference between what Latin America means from a geopolitical point of view and what it means from a cultural point of view. Generally speaking, Latin America from a cultural perspective does apply only t… See more

The people of Latin America are often referred to as Latinos or Latinas. The term “Latino/Latina” or the gender-neutral "Latinx" is usually ascribed to a person from one of Latin America’s Spanish- or Portugues… See more