11 Oct
2012
11 Oct
'12
3:41 p.m.
From: Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com>
On 10/10/2012 08:27 AM, Dave McGuire wrote:
? ? 5. Mexico is a part of North America
And the division of the New World into North and South America as separate continents is
not a universal convention.? In particular, many Spanish-speaking countries refer to the
North and South American sub-continents.
--Chuck
C: You're forgetting about central America. I actually thought that Mexico was part of
it, but I may stand to be corrected. People from say Guatemala see themselves as central
Americans. If you talk about Brazil or Argentina say, they'll tell you
"that's south America".