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Latin America is characterized as those countries in North America, Central America, The Caribbean and South America whose national language is Spanish, or Portuguese.

1 History by Country

History of Argentina
History of Bolivia
History of Brazil
History of Chile
History of Colombia
History of Costa Rica
History of Cuba
History of the Dominican Republic
History of EcuadorThis is the history of Ecuador . See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. Pre-Colombian times and colonization Advanced indigenous cultures flourished in Ecuador long before the area was conquered by the Inc
History of El SalvadorBefore the Spanish conquest, the area that is now El Salvador was made up of two large indigenous states and several principalities. The indigenous inhabitants were the Pipils, a tribe of nomadic Nahua people long established in Central Mexico. Early in t
History of French GuianaIn 1498 French Guiana was first visited by Europeans when Christopher Columbus sailed to the region. It was settled by the French in 1604 and was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication sate
History of GuatemalaPre-Columbian Guatemala The Maya civilization flourished throughout much of Guatemala and the surrounding region for close to 2000 years before the Spanish arrived. Most of the Great Classic Maya cities of the Peten region of Guatemala's northern lowlands
History of GuyanaBefore the arrival of Europeans, the region of present-day Guyana was inhabited by both Carib and Arawak tribes, who named it Guiana, which means land of many waters. The Dutch settled in Guyana in the late 16th century, but their control ended when the B
History of HondurasPre-Colombian times In Pre-Columbian times, what is now Honduras was part of the Mesoamerican cultural area. The western part of Honduras was part of the famous Maya civilization; Honduras's most impressive pre-Columbian ruins are the ancient Maya city st
History of MexicoPrehistory Hunter-Gatherer peoples are thought to have inhabited Mexico more than 20,000 years ago. Evidence shows the beginning of farming between 1500 and 900 BC. Between 900 and 300 BC, more complex cultures began to form. From AD 100 to 900 some matur
History of NicaraguaNicaragua takes its name from Nicarao, chief of the Native American tribe then living around present-day Lake Nicaragua. Early history In 1524, Conquistador Francisco Hernandez de Cordoba founded the first Spanish permanent settlements in the region, incl
History of Panama
History of Paraguay
History of Peru
History of Puerto Rico
History of Suriname
History of Uruguay
History of Venezuela

2 History by Region

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History of the Cayman IslandsChristopher Columbus became the first westerner to visit the Cayman Islands on May 10, 1503 and named them Las Tortugas after the numerous sea turtles there. The Cayman Islands remained largely uninhabited until the 17th century. A variety of people settl	History of the Central African RepublicThe Central African Republic is believed to have been settled from at least the 7th century on by overlapping empires, including the Kanem-Bornu, Ouaddai, Baguirmi, and Dafour groups based around Lake Chad region and along Upper Nile. Later, various sulta	History of ChileThis is the history of Chile . See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states. Early history Chilean territory was among the last to be populated in the Americas. Prehispanic Chile was home to over a dozen differen
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