Latin America Latin America is the parts of the Americas where Romance languages derived from Latin are officially or primarily spoken. Alternatively, Latin America is typically contrasted with Anglo-America where English, a Germanic language, predominates. See also Latino, Hispanic, Ibero-America, and Use of the word American. Definitions for what comprises Latin America may vary. From a sociopolitical perspective, including only independent countries, ...

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• Latin America - Etymology
• Latin America - Political Divisions
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• Latin America - Demographics
• Latin America - Economy
• Latin America - Language
• Latin America - Religion
• Latin America - Music
• Latin America - Film

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Latin America, Latin America - Etymology, Latin America - Political divisions, Latin America - History, Latin America - Demographics, Latin America - Economy, Latin America - Language, Latin America - Religion, Latin America - Art, Latin America - Music, Latin America - Film

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The majority of the people in Latin America have some proportion of European origins. However there is a large percentage of the people in Latin America are of mixed origins, the result of racial intermingling among European settlers, African slaves, and American natives. This mixture of backgrounds ("Mestizaje" in Spanish) has profoundly influenced religion, music, and politics, and given rise to a vague identity of those belonging to these mixed cultures; this imprecise cultural heritage is (arguably improperly) called Latinos in Am ...

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Latin America, Latin America - Etymology, Latin America - Political divisions, Latin America - History, Latin America - Demographics, Latin America - Economy, Latin America - Language, Latin America - Religion, Latin America - Art, Latin America - Music, Latin America - Film

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In Mexican cuisine, horchata is a rice based beverage. While the drink is usually white and "milky" it can be made dairy-free through the use of blanched almonds, though some recipes call for milk. Other ingredients often include sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla, orange or lime. Though horchata was once typically homemade, it is now available in both ready-to-drink (shelf-stable or refrigerated) and powdered form in grocery stores. In the US, rice-based horchata is served in some Mexican restaurants, and the horchata ...

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Horchata, Horchata - Etymology, Horchata - Spain, Horchata - Latin America

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Import substitution policies were adopted by most nations in Latin America in the 1930s and 1940s because of the Great Depression of the 1930s. In the 1950s the Argentine economist and UNECLA head Raúl Prebisch was a visible proponent of the idea. Prebisch believed that developing countries needed to create forward linkages domestically, and could only succeed by creating the industries that used the primary products already being produced by these countries. The tariffs were des ...

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Import substitution, Import substitution - Latin America, Import substitution - East Asia, Import substitution - South Korea, Import substitution - Perceived failure, Import substitution - Sources

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When SET Latin America began transmissions in 1995, it was a premium entertainment cable television channel that aired movies and series from Sony Pictures Entertainment. When the premium service failed in the late 1990s, it became a basic cable television channel. SET Latin America shows new series or the most recent season series from US television networks such as Will & Grace, American Idol, Extreme Makeover, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, Scrubs, My Wife and Kids, CSI: Crime Scene ...

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Sony Entertainment Television, Sony Entertainment Television - Latin America, Sony Entertainment Television - India

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In Latin America, cheek kissing is an universal form of greeting between a man and a woman or two women, it is not necesary to know a person well or be intimate with them to kiss them in the cheek. Common cheek-kissing greetings are handshake-kiss, when meeting a person, when greeting, hugs are common, but are a sign of a little deeper trust. As with other regions, cheek kissing may be lips-to-cheek or cheek-to-cheek with a kiss in the air, the latter being more common. Cheek-kissing between two men is usually seen as a sign of homosexuality or femineity in most conservative countries, except father-so ...

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Cheek kissing, Cheek kissing - North America, Cheek kissing - Latin America, Cheek kissing - Southern Europe, Cheek kissing - Arab World, Cheek kissing - Quebec, Cheek kissing - United Kingdom

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In Latin America, cheek kissing is an universal form of greeting between a man and a woman or two women, it is not necessary to know a person well or be intimate with them to kiss them in the cheek. Common cheek-kissing greetings are handshake-kiss, when meeting a person, when greeting, hugs are common, but are a sign of a little deeper trust. As with other regions, cheek kissing may be lips-to-cheek or cheek-to-cheek with a kiss in the air, the latter being more common. Cheek-kissing between two men is usually seen as a sign of homosexuality or femineity in most conservative countries, except father-so ...

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Cheek kissing, Cheek kissing - North America, Cheek kissing - Latin America, Cheek kissing - Southern Europe, Cheek kissing - Arab World, Cheek kissing - Quebec, Cheek kissing - United Kingdom

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The Latin American international Teacher's Day is on September 11, commemorating the death of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, an Argentinian politician and respected educator. This establishment was agreed on during 1943's Interamerican Conference on Education, held in Panama. Many Latin American countries, however, have a separate national Teacher's Day better accorded with their own history. In Brazil, Teacher's Day is October 15. In Mexico, in September of 1917, the Federal Congress decreed May 15 as Teacher's Day. May 15, 1918 was t ...

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Teacher's Day, Teacher's Day - Albania, Teacher's Day - China, Teacher's Day - Czech Republic, Teacher's Day - India, Teacher's Day - Latin America, Teacher's Day - Russia, Teacher's Day - South Korea, Teacher's Day - Taiwan, Teacher's Day - USA, Teacher's Day - Vietnam

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In the 17th century, Oliver Cromwell sent many Irish rebels into slavery in Caribbean tobacco plantations. Many of the Wild Geese who had gone to Spain continued on to its colonies in South America. In the 1820's they helped liberate the continent. Bernardo O'Higgins was the first president of Chile. Irish diaspora - Argentina. In the late 19th century, about 50,000 Irish immigrants were in Argentina. Distinct Irish communities existed, including Irish schools and a news paper, The Southern Cross, u ...

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Irish diaspora, Irish diaspora - Britain, Irish diaspora - Europe, Irish diaspora - United States, Irish diaspora - Canada, Irish diaspora - Latin America, Irish diaspora - Argentina, Irish diaspora - Mexico, Irish diaspora - South Africa, Irish diaspora - Politicians, Irish diaspora - Artists and Musicians, Irish diaspora - Scientists, Irish diaspora - Misc

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At least one million German speakers live in Latin America. There are German speaking minorities in almost every South American and Central American country, including Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Colombia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela. In the eighteenth century only isolated or small groups of German emigrants left for Latin America. However this pattern was reversed at the start of the last century as a tidal wave of German emigration begun. German emigration to the Americas totalled 200,000 p ...

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German as a minority language, German as a minority language - The status of the language around the world, German as a minority language - German is an official language in the following regions/countries in Europe, German as a minority language - German has a presence in following countries in Africa, German as a minority language - German has a presence in following countries in The Americas, German as a minority language - Latin America, German as a minority language - Historical Development and Current Language Situation of German Minorities, German as a minority language - German in Argentina, German as a minority language - German in Brazil, German as a minority language - German in Chile, German as a minority language - German in Namibia

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Crown jewels - Chile. Kingdom of Araucania and Patagonia Crown jewels - Bolivia. Inca Empire Crown jewels - Brazil. The Imperial Crown of Brazil alongside with other regalia and mementos of the Brazilian Empire are kept at the Imperial Museum (Museu Imperial) in the former palace of Brazilian emperor Pedro II, in Petrópolis, Brazil. Links: Museu Imperial Crown jewels - Peru. Inca Empire Crown jewels - M ...

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Crown jewels, Crown jewels - Africa, Crown jewels - Benin, Crown jewels - Burundi, Crown jewels - Central African Republic, Crown jewels - Egypt, Crown jewels - Ethiopia, Crown jewels - Ghana, Crown jewels - Nigeria, Crown jewels - Rwanda, Crown jewels - South Africa, Crown jewels - Tanzania, Crown jewels - Uganda, Crown jewels - Asia, Crown jewels - Burma, Crown jewels - Brunei, Crown jewels - India, Crown jewels - Indonesia, Crown jewels - Iran Persia, Crown jewels - Japan, Crown jewels - Laos, Crown jewels - Malaysia, Crown jewels - Philippines, Crown jewels - Thailand Siam, Crown jewels - Vietnam, Crown jewels - Europe, Crown jewels - Austria Austro-Hungarian Empire Holy Roman Empire, Crown jewels - Czech Republic Czech Kingdom Bohemian Kingdom, Crown jewels - Denmark, Crown jewels - France, Crown jewels - Germany, Crown jewels - Greece, Crown jewels - Hungary, Crown jewels - Ireland, Crown jewels - Italy, Crown jewels - Monaco, Crown jewels - Netherlands, Crown jewels - Norway, Crown jewels - Poland, Crown jewels - Serbia, Crown jewels - Spain, Crown jewels - Sweden, Crown jewels - Portugal, Crown jewels - Russia, Crown jewels - United Kingdom, Crown jewels - Vatican, Crown jewels - Latin America, Crown jewels - Chile, Crown jewels - Bolivia, Crown jewels - Brazil, Crown jewels - Peru, Crown jewels - Mexico, Crown jewels - United States, Crown jewels - Hawaii

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The oldest CP in the region is Partido Comunista de Chile, which was founded as Partido Obrero Socialista in 1912. The first group to be organized as a modern communist party was Partido Comunista de México, founded by the Indian revolutionary M.N. Roy. During the Cold War years, CPs existed in all countries in the region. In Central America, the CPs of El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras united with guevarist and other revolutionary organizations to form united revolutionary fronts. When these guerilla organizations turned political par ...

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World Communist Movement, World Communist Movement - Western Europe, World Communist Movement - Central and Eastern Europe, World Communist Movement - Middle East, World Communist Movement - Africa, World Communist Movement - East & South-East Asia, World Communist Movement - South Asia, World Communist Movement - Latin America, World Communist Movement - North America, World Communist Movement - Oceania

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List of MTV diversification - Mexico. MTV North (Mexico) VH1 Latin America MTV Hits MTV Jams VH1 Country VH1 Soul Nickelodeon GAS List of MTV diversification - Caribbean. MTV Puerto Rico List of MTV diversification - South America. MTV Central (based on Colombia; also for Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Venezuela, Central ...

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List of MTV diversification, List of MTV diversification - Africa, List of MTV diversification - Asia, List of MTV diversification - Japan, List of MTV diversification - India, List of MTV diversification - Taiwan, List of MTV diversification - China, List of MTV diversification - Korea, List of MTV diversification - Southeast Asia, List of MTV diversification - Australia, List of MTV diversification - Europe, List of MTV diversification - Adriatic, List of MTV diversification - Benelux, List of MTV diversification - France, List of MTV diversification - Germany, List of MTV diversification - Italy, List of MTV diversification - Ireland, List of MTV diversification - Nordic countries, List of MTV diversification - Denmark, List of MTV diversification - Poland, List of MTV diversification - Portugal, List of MTV diversification - Romania, List of MTV diversification - Russia, List of MTV diversification - Spain, List of MTV diversification - United Kingdom, List of MTV diversification - Latin America, List of MTV diversification - Mexico, List of MTV diversification - Caribbean, List of MTV diversification - South America, List of MTV diversification - Brazil, List of MTV diversification - Other, List of MTV diversification - United States, List of MTV diversification - Canada

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List of famous transmission sites - Ecuador. Pifo (SW) (Radio HCJB) ...

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List of famous transmission sites, List of famous transmission sites - Western Europe, List of famous transmission sites - Austria, List of famous transmission sites - Belgium, List of famous transmission sites - Czech Republic, List of famous transmission sites - Denmark, List of famous transmission sites - Germany, List of famous transmission sites - Finland, List of famous transmission sites - France, List of famous transmission sites - Greece, List of famous transmission sites - Iceland, List of famous transmission sites - Ireland, List of famous transmission sites - Italy, List of famous transmission sites - Luxembourg, List of famous transmission sites - Monaco, List of famous transmission sites - Netherlands, List of famous transmission sites - Norway, List of famous transmission sites - Poland, List of famous transmission sites - Romania, List of famous transmission sites - Sweden, List of famous transmission sites - Switzerland, List of famous transmission sites - Spain, List of famous transmission sites - United Kingdom, List of famous transmission sites - Eastern & Central Europe, List of famous transmission sites - Belarus, List of famous transmission sites - Hungary, List of famous transmission sites - Poland, List of famous transmission sites - Romania, List of famous transmission sites - Russia, List of famous transmission sites - Slovakia, List of famous transmission sites - Slovenia, List of famous transmission sites - Africa, List of famous transmission sites - Algeria, List of famous transmission sites - Morocco, List of famous transmission sites - Rwanda, List of famous transmission sites - Asia & South Asia, List of famous transmission sites - Japan, List of famous transmission sites - Philippines, List of famous transmission sites - Singapore, List of famous transmission sites - Sri Lanka, List of famous transmission sites - Thailand, List of famous transmission sites - Latin America, List of famous transmission sites - Ecuador, List of famous transmission sites - North America, List of famous transmission sites - Canada, List of famous transmission sites - USA, List of famous transmission sites - Australasia, List of famous transmission sites - Australia, List of famous transmission sites - New Zealand

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Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Chile. Chile selected the F-16 as the winner of a long-running competition to provide the nation's next generation of fighter aircraft in 2000. The F-16 competed successfully against the Saab JAS 39 Gripen, Dassault Mirage 2000, and Dassault Rafale. Economic troubles have slowed purchase plans, and currently Chile is slated to receive the first of its ten F-16C/D-50 aircraft in 2006. The deal for six C and four D model aircraft was valued at $600 million in 2002 and will be conducted under the program n ...

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Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - United States operators, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - USAF Air Combat Command, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - USAF Air Education and Training Command, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Air Force Materiel Command, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - USAF Reserve Command, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - US Air National Guard, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - USAF Pacific Air Forces, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - US Air Forces in Europe, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - US Navy, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - US National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Original NATO partners, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Belgium, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Denmark, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Netherlands, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Norway, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Europe, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Greece, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Italy, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Poland, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Portugal, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Turkey, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Middle East, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Bahrain, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Egypt, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Israel, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Jordan, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - United Arab Emirates, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Asia, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Indonesia, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Pakistan, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Singapore, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - South Korea, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Taiwan, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Thailand, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Latin America, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Chile, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Venezuela, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Future and cancelled orders, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Argentina, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Austria, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Brazil, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Croatia, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Czech Republic, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Ecuador, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Hungary, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Iran, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Oman, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - New Zealand, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Philippines, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Saudi Arabia, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Slovenia, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - South Africa, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Spain, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Summaries of F-16 operation, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Summary of FMS sales, Operators of the F-16 Fighting Falcon - Summary of F-16 usage by version

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Napoleon III brought the term latin-America over the Spanish, French and Portuguese speaking parts of the Americas, making it an equivalent expression than Latin Europe. Although several peoples of Latin America are not directly connected to the Latium region of Italy or to the Roman Empire, most of the population speak a Latin-derived language, i.e. Portuguese or Spanish and important parts of Latin American society descent from these peoples. There was also the need to differentiate between the south of the northern American continent, the United States of America, and the southern continent itself t ...

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Latin America, Latin America - Etymology, Latin America - Political Divisions, Latin America - History, Latin America - Demographics, Latin America - Economy, Latin America - Language, Latin America - Religion, Latin America - Music, Latin America - Film

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An Afro-Latin American is a person from Latin America who has black ancestry. Concepts of "Black", negro or "African" are vastly different in Latin America than how they are applied within the English-speaking nations of America, since the one-drop theory was never used. Latinos believe the term "Afro-Latino" is not necessary as the term "Latino" itself ecompasses and includes a melée of various ethnic heritages that includes Indigenous, African and European bloodlines. Many in Latin America feel that certain allegedly politically-co ...

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• Afro-Latin American - Brazil
• Afro-Latin American - Colombia
• Afro-Latin American - Cuba
• Afro-Latin American - Central America
• Afro-Latin American - Dominican Republic
• Afro-Latin American - Ecuador
• Afro-Latin American - Mexico
• Afro-Latin American - Puerto Rico
• Afro-Latin American - United States
• Afro-Latin American - Venezuela
• Afro-Latin American - Peru
• Afro-Latin American - Other parts of South America

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The scope of this indigenous peoples of the Americas article encompasses the definitions of indigenous peoples and the Americas as established in their respective articles. Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Early history. See also: Archeology of the Americas, Models of migration to the New World Indigenous peoples of the Americas - The Bering Strait Land Bridge Theory. Based on anthropological and genetic evidence, scientists generally agree that most indigenous ...

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• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Early history
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - The Bering Strait Land Bridge Theory
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - European colonization of the Americas
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - United States
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Canada
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Mexico
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Belize
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Guatemala
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Brazil
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Argentina
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Other parts of the Americas
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Statistics on indigenous populations
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Cultural aspects
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Gender
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Music and art
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Controversial terminology
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Canada and the North
• Indigenous peoples of the Americas - Latin America

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Agroecology is the science of applying ecological concepts and principles to the design, development, and management of sustainable agricultural systems. Agroecology is the science of sustainable agriculture; the methods of agroecology have as their goal achieving sustainability of agricultural systems balanced in all spheres. This includes the socio-economic and the ecological or environmental. An agroecosystem is a key idea in agroecology - they are defined as "semi-domesticated ecosystems that fall on a gradient betwe ...

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• Agroecology - Latin America and Agroecology

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