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No. Latin America spans Mexico and Central America, the Caribbean and South America.

Hence South America is a subregion of Latin America.

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No, South American refers specifically to countries located in the southern part of the Americas, whereas Latin American usually encompasses countries in both South America and Central America that have languages stemming from Latin (Spanish, Portuguese, and French).

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