- The related term Iberoamerica is sometimes used to refer to the nations that were formerly colonies of Spain and Portugal.
- 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.
- Despite 65% of Bolivians being ethnically indigenous, the first leader of that nation to come from this group was Evo Morales in 2005.
