Stereotypes of Latin America -- Pre-Colombian cultures -- The great encounter -- The enigma of Christopher Columbus -- The Spanish conquest of Latin America -- Imperialism and colonialism -- The African atlantic slave trade in Latin America -- Revolutionary Latin America -- Religion in Latin America -- Women in Latin America -- Political instability and relations with the United States -- Poverty, terrorism, and violence in Latin America -- Latino culture in the United States.
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