the Latin American culture regiona culture region, or culture area (or Global Village)Â is an area where common cultural components, traits, or characteristics have developed over time, and are shared among various societies, due to a variety of causal factors such as immigration, war, colonialism, forced acculturation, technology and travel advances, etc. includes all of South America, plus Mesoamericathe Southern portion of North America that was occupied anciently (before Columbus) by people known as the Olmecs, the Maya, and the Aztecs who shared many cultural features, and including the Easter Island, which was annexed and claimed by Chile in 1888