Spanish Latin America - Spanish Latin America

What is Latin America Exactly?

For many of us Latinos, Latin America means all of the countries south of the United States, part of the new world where the primary language is Spanish.

Sometimes, we Latinos take the liberty of considering only Spanish-speaking countries as part of Latin America, thereby cutting off Brazil and a few other countries.

But we love Brazil and it’s too big to ignore. And, Portuguese and Spanish are considered to be sister languages. So there you go. The same rule applies to all others.

In total there are 21 countries.

What Makes Latin American Spanish Unique

Mexico is the country with the largest number of native Spanish speakers in the world. Colombia comes next. Then Argentina. Spain is a distant fourth.

Widely spoken across the whole continent, Latin American Spanish is packed with words, sayings, slang, and phrases that change radically everywhere.

Why Spanishlatinamerica.co?

I am a Latina, a Spanish teacher, and a traveler. I started this blog to help others learn Spanish, more specifically Spanish from Latin America.

So if you are trying to wrap your head around different Spanish phrases, the ever-changing usages of the same words across the continent, conjugations, and the slangs, you are in the right place.

If you are interested in learning Spanish