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Founded in 1557 on an orthogonal town plan, the townscape of Cuenca is an expression of the fusion of different societies and cultures and a showcase of Renaissance urban design in Latin America. [35] Historic Centre of Lima: Lima Province, Peru
Tierra del Fuego (/ t i ˈ ɛər ə d ɛ l ˈ f w eɪ ɡ oʊ /, Spanish: [ˈtjera ðel ˈfweɣo]; Spanish for "Land of Fire", rarely also Fireland in English) is an archipelago off the southernmost tip of the South American mainland, across the Strait of Magellan.
The Southern Cone is the most prosperous region in Latin America. The region has relatively high standard of living and quality of life . Chile's, Argentina's, and Uruguay's HDIs — (0.860), (0.849) and (0.830) — are the highest in Latin America, similar to European countries like Croatia , Portugal , Slovakia , Hungary or Romania .
Central America – Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Nicaragua, and Archipelago of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina (legally part of Colombia, but off the coast of Central America.) Consists mainly of former territories of the Federal Republic of Central America.
The name Heliconia indica invokes two locations: Heliconia refers to Mount Helicon, [1] and indica means 'from India'. [2] A list of place names, used in Latin descriptions and, after the development of binomial nomenclature, as specific names in the natural sciences.
Culture of Latin America by country (22 C) People by Latin American country of descent (19 C) A. Argentina (16 C, 3 P) B. Bolivia (16 C, 3 P) Brazil (16 C, 6 P) C ...
Brindis de Salas is the first Black woman in Latin America to publish a book. The 1947 title Pregón de Marimorena discussed the exploitation and discrimination against Black women in Uruguay. 24.
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest. Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903.