Latin America today -- The early Americans -- Conquest, colonization, and the challenge of independence -- U.S.-Latin American relations -- Argentina -- Belize -- Bolivia -- Brazil -- Chile -- Colombia -- Costa Rica -- Cuba -- Dominican Republic -- Ecuador -- El Salvador -- Guatemala -- Guyana -- Haiti -- Honduras -- Jamaica -- Mexico -- Nicaragua -- Panama -- Paraguay -- Peru -- Suriname -- Trinidad and Tobago -- Uruguay -- Venezuela -- Smaller nations: The Bahamas -- Barbados -- Grenada -- Dependencies: British -- French -- Netherlands -- United States.