NOTE: Although, often (particularly in the United States), the term “Latin America” is used to refer to all of the Americas south of the U.S., including countries in which the English language prevails, for purposes of this site, “Latin America” includes Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Panama, Nicaragua, Brazil, Uruguay, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Ecuador, Paraguay, Honduras, and Peru. (See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin_America)