Central America & the Caribbean -- Geography

Central America, the Caribbean and South America are often called "Latin America." In most of these countries, people speak Spanish. Most people include Mexico as part of Latin America, but this country is in North America.

Central America is right in the middle, between North and South America

Belize and Jamaica are the only larger countries in this area where they speak English. What are the other countries in Central America and the Caribbean?

Countries in Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America

 Pay attention to the mountainous areas.

[The detailed map is a copyright free (public domain) map from the CIA; the simple map is from Wikimedia Commons]