Americas
type: Concept
narrower: Latin America

concepts
type: Collection
type: ConceptGroup
member: Latin America

Latin America
definition: Latin America is the collective term for the nations of Central and South America and the Caribbean, in most of which Romance languages are spoken. The area has been the lively scene of interaction between religion and politics since the Spanish (1492) and Portuguese (1500) conquests. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion; Latin America]
broader: Americas
type: Concept