Why is only South America called Latin America?

It can only be said that most of South America is included in Latin America, but Latin America is not only South America, but also a part of North America.

Latin America refers to the American region south of the United States, that is, the continent between 32 42' north latitude and 56 54' south latitude, including Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America.

As far as the languages of the residents are concerned, Spanish and Portuguese are dominant. This area is named because it belongs to the Latin Department.

There are 34 countries and regions in Latin America * * * Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Cuba, Haiti, Dominica, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada, Dominica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Bahamas, Guyana, French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Dominica.