Because the people in these places all speak Spanish, and the explorers that came into the Latin America are fro Europe, where Latin was the predominant language
This is because some people speak <span> Spanish, Portuguese, and French in these american countries. That is why these countries are called Latin America.</span>
The continent's southernmost point is incorrectly often said to be Cape Horn, but Águila Islet of the Diego Ramirez Islands is actually the southernmost point.