The region of Central America consists of the continental region that comprises Mexico and other Central American nations, as well as the archipelago of the West Indies.  

The nations of Central America include 
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama. 

The island nations of the West Indies include
Antigua and Barbuda, Bahama, Barbados, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Cuba, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines as well as Trinidad and Tobago.

The region of Latin America contains all of the nations above, as well as all of the countries of South America, such as Brazil and Argentina.

Most of Latin America is Spanish-speaking. ​Listen to the sounds of the language from the following textbook chapter: