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Because these countries speak any of the languages that came from ancient Latin. These include Spanish (Mexico, Argentina, Cuba), French (Haiti, French Guyana) and Portuguese (Brazil).

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Q: Why are Mexico the Caribbean and south America combined in a region called Latin America?
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What Cultural region including Mexico the Caribbean and south America strongly influenced by Spain?

It is called Latin America, however it does not just include countries influenced by Spain, but also by Portugal (in the case of Brazil) as well as France (for example, at Haiti or the French Guyana).


What do you call a person from the Caribbean like people from Canada are Canadian from America are American from Mexico are Mexican..... are they Caribbean?

Most often peoples from the Caribbean are referred to by their country within the Caribbean or their ethnic group, for example Dominican or Carib, respectively. If you must refer to a person by the entire Caribbean region then I would use 'Caribbean people(s)'.


Why did Amerindians migrate from South America to the Caribbean?

the reason why theAmerindians migrated from south America to the Caribbean is because they wanted to start something newdone by:lieve blanckaertGeorgetown,Guyana....


Where is the west indies located?

No, it is not located in India. it is actually located south-east of the gulf of Mexico and northern America, east of central America and north of south America - the Caribbean. The islands are called the 'West Indies' because the initial explorers were trying to reach India by a new route going West round the Globe from Europe. When they came across the Caribbean Islands they though they must be near India and called them the West Indies, not realising the size of Earth and the fact that there was another continent and an ocean in the way.


What was the third Pirates of the Caribbean movie called?

The 3rd Pirates of the Caribbean movie is called: Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End

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Where is the body of water called the Carribbean?

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South and centrol America is where really?

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What Cultural region including Mexico the Caribbean and south America strongly influenced by Spain?

It is called Latin America, however it does not just include countries influenced by Spain, but also by Portugal (in the case of Brazil) as well as France (for example, at Haiti or the French Guyana).


What do you call a person from the Caribbean like people from Canada are Canadian from America are American from Mexico are Mexican..... are they Caribbean?

Most often peoples from the Caribbean are referred to by their country within the Caribbean or their ethnic group, for example Dominican or Carib, respectively. If you must refer to a person by the entire Caribbean region then I would use 'Caribbean people(s)'.


Is South America and Latin America the same thing?

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Why does the Mexico and central America called middle America but is considered a separate region?

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Why is the area from Mexico to the southern tip of south America called latin America?

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What was it called when central America declared its independence from Mexico?

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