Why are they called Latin America?

Latin America is called "Latin America" because the countries that comprise Latin America speak Spanish and Portuguese, which are descended from Latin. The main official languages in the region - Spanish, Portuguese (and French) are derived from Latin. read more

They all speak latin languages. Spanish, Portugese, French, Italian, Romanian, etc are all evolutions of the latin language. read more

Haiti is the only country in Latin America with a Black or Mulatto majority. Asian. People of Asian descent number several millions in Latin America. The majority of Asian Latin Americans are of Japanese and Chinese heritage, and they mostly live in Peru and Brazil. The largest community of Japanese ethnicity living outside of Japan, resides in Brazil. read more