Mexico is the first and only Latin American country to host the Olympics. It hosted the 1968 Summer Olympics in its capital, Mexico City. Currently, Rio de Janeiro is a final candidate for consideration in hosting the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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Was born in the United States.
Francois-Dominique Toussaint-Louverture led Haiti to become the first independent state in Latin America.
A desire for noninvolvement.
There are several characteristics that are shared by numerous Latin American cultures. First of all, most use Spanish as their native tongue, due to Spain's presence during the colonization period. Most have large populations of European and Native American ethnic mixes. Most are Christian and, in particular, Roman Catholics.