the countries of latin america

Below is an interactive map of Latin America. To learn the name of the country and a brief description simply click on the map and the county's name and description will appear. Latin America includes those parts of the Americas which speak Spanish, Portuguese, French or Creoles based on them, which are Latin-derived languages. Countries that are not considered part of Latin America (but are part of South America, Central America, or the Caribbean) include Guyana, Suriname, Belize, Jamaica, Caiman Islands, Turks and Caicos, Bahamas, British Virgin Islands, Antigua, Saint Martens, St. Kitts and Nevis, Barbuda, Antigua, Dominica, Barbados, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago, Netherlands Antilles, St Lucia.