Portal:Latin America

Latin Americaoften refers to the regions in theAmericasin whichRomance languagesare the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact. It is "commonly used to describeSouth Americawith the exception ofSuriname,Guyanaand theFalkland islands,Central America,Mexico,and most of the islands of theCaribbean".In a narrow sense, it refers toSpanish AmericaandBrazil(Portuguese America). The term "Latin America" is broader thanHispanic America,which specifically refers to Spanish-speaking countries; and narrower than categories such asIbero-America,a term that refers to both Spanish and Portuguese-speaking countries from the Americas, and sometimes from Europe. It could also theoretically encompassQuebecorLouisianawhere French is still spoken and are historical remnants of the French Empire in that region of the globe. The termLatin Americawas first used inParisat a conference in 1856 called "Initiative of America: Idea for a Federal Congress of the Republics" (Iniciativa de la América. Idea de un Congreso Federal de las Repúblicas), by the Chilean politicianFrancisco Bilbao.The term was further popularized by French emperorNapoleon III's government ofpolitical strongmanthat in the 1860s asAmérique latineto justify France's military involvement in theSecond Mexican Empireand to includeFrench-speakingterritories in the Americas, such asFrench Canada,Haiti,French Louisiana,French Guiana,Martinique,Guadeloupeand the FrenchAntillean CreoleCaribbean islandsSaint Lucia,andDominica,in the larger group of countries where Spanish and Portuguese languages prevailed. The region covers an area that stretches fromMexicotoTierra del Fuegoand includes much of theCaribbean.It has an area of approximately 19,197,000 km2(7,412,000 sq mi), almost 13% of the Earth's land surface area. In 2019, Latin America had a combinednominal GDPof US$5.1 trillion and aGDP PPPof US$10.2 trillion. (Full article...) See also:LatinoandIbero-America Recognized content - Entries here consist ofGoodandFeaturedarticles, which meet a core set of high editorial standards. ARAMoreno ARAMorenowas adreadnoughtbattleshipdesigned by the AmericanFore River Shipbuilding Companyfor theArgentine Navy.Named afterMariano Moreno,a key member of the first independent government of Argentina, theFirst Assembly(Primera Junta),Morenowas the second dreadnought of theRivadaviaclass,and the fourth built during theSouth American dreadnought race. Argentina placed orders forMorenoand its onlysister ship,Rivadavia,in reply to a Brazilian naval building program. During their construction, the two dreadnoughts were subject to numerous rumors involving Argentina selling the two battleships to a country engaged in theFirst World War,but these proved to be false. AfterMorenowas completed in March 1915, a series of engine problems occurred during thesea trialswhich delayed its delivery to Argentina to May 1915. The next decade saw the ship based inPuerto Belgranoas part of the Argentine Navy's First Division before sailing to the United States for an extensive refit in 1924 and 1925. During the 1930s the ship was occupied with diplomatic cruises to Brazil, Uruguay, and Europe until theSecond World Warbroke out. During this time,Morenowas employed little as Argentina was neutral.Decommissionedin 1949,Morenowasscrappedin Japan beginning in 1957. (Full article...) List of recognized articles South American dreadnought race The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (film) Cerro Azul (Chile volcano) Rongorongo Andean condor Galápagos tortoise Chagas disease Spanish conquest of Petén 1910 Cuba hurricane Spanish conquest of Guatemala Pedro II of Brazil List of international goals scored by Javier Hernández Sésamo Latin American Boom Venezuelan crisis of 1902–1903 Venezuelan refugee crisis Argentine–Chilean naval arms race Violeta Chamorro Néstor Kirchner Carmen Casco de Lara Castro Pedro I of Brazil Uruguayan War Empire of Brazil 1930 FIFA World Cup Maya civilization Maya stelae Olmec colossal heads Nahuatl Cantons of Costa Rica Armero tragedy Nevado del Ruiz The General in His Labyrinth Fauna of Puerto Rico Luis Aparicio Award El Hatillo Municipality Effects of Hurricane Ivan in the Lesser Antilles and South America Norte Chico civilization Peru national football team Mario Vargas Llosa List of World Heritage Sites in Peru Mayor of Pichilemu May Revolution Juan Manuel de Rosas Pisco sour Calabozos Chilean battleship Almirante Latorre Cerro Azul (Chile volcano) Payún Matrú 2013 Rosario gas explosion Evo Morales Pedro II of Brazil Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil Mário de Andrade Thalassodromeus Lundomys 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix List of Golden Martín Fierro Award winners Guianan cock-of-the-rock Suriname at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Copa Libertadores Spanish American wars of independence Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos Guyana at the 2008 Summer Olympics Demerara rebellion of 1823 Dictator novel Augusto Roa Bastos Venezuelan crisis of 1895 Domingo Faustino Sarmiento Capybara Revolt of the Comuneros (Paraguay) Lake Tauca Topics More did you know - ... that thecinema of Argentinais one of the most important in theSpanish-speaking world,has had sixAcademy Awardnominations, and has won twice? WikiProjects WikiProject South America WikiProject Latin America(semi-active) Selected article - HIV/AIDS has been a public health concern for Latin America due to a remaining prevalence of the disease. In 2018 an estimated 2.2 million people had HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean, making the HIV prevalence rate approximately 0.4% in Latin America. Some demographic groups in Latin America have higher prevalence rates for HIV/ AIDS including men who have sex with men having a prevalence rate of 10.6%, and transgender women having one of the highest rates within the population with a prevalence rate of 17.7%. Female sex workers and drug users also have higher prevalence for the disease than the general population (4.9% and 1%-49.7% respectively). (Full article...) List of selected articles Flag of Mexico Peru Argentina Brazil Chile Dominican Republic Nicaragua Colombia Mexico Costa Rica Latin Americans Honduras Cuba Guatemala Race and ethnicity in Latin America 2010 Ecuador crisis Venezuelan protests (2014–present) Mesoamerica History of Guatemala 2010 Copiapó mining accident Indictment and arrest of Augusto Pinochet 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis Mary Wilhelmine Williams Foreign policy of the Ollanta Humala administration Guayabera Responses to the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis Augusto Pinochet Panama Canal Zone Panama Panama Canal International sanctions during the Venezuelan crisis Latin America–United Kingdom relations Deportation of Germans from Latin America during World War II Canada–Latin America relations Tegucigalpa Women in Latin music Capture of the sloop Anne White Latin Americans Day of the Dead Suriname Bolivia Paraguay 2014 Venezuelan protests Military dictatorship in El Salvador Canada–Latin America relations Hugo Chávez Nicolás Maduro 2018 Panama–Venezuela diplomatic crisis 2016 Peruvian general election COVID-19 pandemic in South America 2010 Colombia–Venezuela diplomatic crisis 2011–2013 Chilean student protests Pancho Villa Deforestation in Central America San Salvador Second French intervention in Mexico Mabel Moraña San José, Costa Rica Mexican cuisine Belize City Guatemalan Civil War Guatemala City Panama Papers Montevideo Bogotá Amazon River Amazon rainforest Emperor tamarin Santiago Brasília Santo Domingo Mexico City Managua Asunción Caracas Havana Quito LATAM Chile Kingston, Jamaica Sucre La Paz Rio de Janeiro São Paulo Buenos Aires Córdoba, Argentina Economy of South America Coffee production in Brazil Andes Latino (demonym) Latin Americans Latin music Banana Wars LGBT cinema in Latin America Ethnic groups in Latin America Lima Feminism in Latin America Mestizo Latin American economy Latin American art Did you know(auto-generated) ... that Brazilian computer science researcher and internet pioneerTadao Takahashinegotiated withdrug lordsto install internet equipment in his country? ... thatFranz Grave,the firstbishop of Essenborn inEssen,focused on intercultural dialogue with Latin America? ... that despite an attempted "extermination" of homosexuals in the 1960s and 1970s, theLGBT community in Argentinais now the most accepted in Latin America? ... that UK prime minister Rishi Sunak complained when a joint declaration was made ata summit between the EU and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean Statesthat used the termIslas Malvinas? ... that Tural, the setting of the expansion packFinal Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail,is inspired by Latin America and Southeast Asia? General images The following are images from various Latin America-related articles on Wikipedia. Thejoropo,as depicted in a 1912 drawing byEloy Palacios(fromCulture of Latin America) 1903 political cartoon: President Roosevelt intimidatingColombiato acquire thePanama Canal Zone.(fromHistory of Latin America) PopePaul VIand Salvadoran clericOscar Romero(now St Oscar Romero) (fromHistory of Latin America) Villa de Leyva,a historical and cultural landmark of Colombia (fromCulture of Latin America) Holy week, Ouro Preto-MG, 2010. Chrome. Photo:Guy Veloso.(fromCulture of Latin America) Fiambre, Guatemalan traditional dish, eaten on November 1, theDay of the Dead(fromCulture of Latin America) Che GuevaraCuban revolutionary poster (fromHistory of Latin America) Comandanta Ramonaof theZapatista Army of National Liberation,Mexico (fromHistory of Latin America) TheGuadalajara International Film Festivalis considered the most prestigious film festival in Latin America. (fromCulture of Latin America) Mexican Stock Exchange(fromCulture of Latin America) Instituto Arnoldo Gabaldón,declared August 30, 1984, as a National Historic Landmark (fromCulture of Latin America) Fidel Castro and his men in theSierra Maestra,2 December 1956 (fromHistory of Latin America) Countries in Latin America by date of independence (fromHistory of Latin America) Left-leaning leaders of Bolivia, Brazil and Chile at theUnion of South American Nationssummit in 2008 (fromHistory of Latin America) Agrarian reformposter, Guatemala 1952 (fromHistory of Latin America) Monument toCuauhtémoc,Mexico City(fromCulture of Latin America) TheBasilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecidais the second largest in the world, after only of theBasilica of Saint PeterinVatican City.(fromCulture of Latin America) Exhumation of corpses in the aftermath of theGuatemalan genocide(fromHistory of Latin America) Intermediate level international-style Latin dancing at the 2006 MIT ballroom dance competition. A judge stands in the foreground. (fromCulture of Latin America) The nameAugusto Sandino,Nicaraguan nationalist hero for his struggle against the United States, was taken by leftist guerrillas as theSandinista National Liberation Front(FSLN). (fromHistory of Latin America) Roll-on/roll-offships,such as this one pictured here atMiraflores locks,are among the largest ships to pass through thePanama Canal.The canal cuts across the Isthmus ofPanamaand is a key conduit for international maritime trade. (fromHistory of Latin America) A 17th-century map of the Americas (fromHistory of Latin America) In blue countries under right-wing governments and in red countries under left-wing and centre-left governments as of 2023 (fromHistory of Latin America) Chilean dictatorAugusto Pinochetand U.S. Secretary of StateHenry Kissinger(fromHistory of Latin America) Calls for justice in the wake of theGuatemalan genocide(fromHistory of Latin America) Selected panorama La Paz Panorama ofLa Paz,the capital and second largest city in population (afterSanta Cruz de la Sierra) ofBolivia.The city hosts numerous local festivities, and is an important cultural center ofBolivia. Selected picture Climbers on Alpamayo mountain in Peru Alpamayo Credit:Brad Mering Alpamayo,one of the most conspicuous peaks in theCordillera Blancamountain range of thePeruvianAndes.It is a steep, almost perfect pyramid of ice, one of a number of peaks that compose the northernmost massif of the Cordillera Blanca.. 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Antigua and Barbuda Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Dominica Dominican Republic French Guiana Ecuador El Salvador Grenada Guadeloupe Guatemala Honduras Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Martinique Mexico Montserrat Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Uruguay Venezuela Related portals North and Central America Caribbean South America Associated Wikimedia More portals Discover Wikipedia usingportals List of all portals The arts portal Biography portal Current events portal Geography portal History portal Mathematics portal Science portal Society portal Technology portal Random portal WikiProject Portals