Are costa rican people latin as well?

Question

I ask this question because i met a man who told me that he was costa rican, but now he says he is latin. I know that this may sound like a dumb question to some but i don't know anything about the costa rican or latin race.

Answer 1

Depends. If his ancestory came from Africa, I'd say he's black, not latin.

Answer 2

When the word "Latin" is used to refer to people, it usually means those of the Americas who speak a Romance language, especilly Spanish or Portuguese. Latin America is, more or less, the part of the Americas south of the Rio Grande. Since Costa Rica is in Central America and the people there speak Spanish, a Costa Rican would be considered a Latin.

Answer 3

Technically, the term "Latin" or "Latino" is incorrect. If we take the meaning as it is, it correctly refers to someone who speaks Latin, the language that originated in Rome. Thus, if we say "is he Latin," we're basically asking "is he Italian?" Italian and Latin share many lingual similarities, but you're not asking if someone is of Italian origin. Correctly, you're referring to "Hispanics," which is the mix of cultures that constitutes a group of people of various origins. Hispanics, often incorrectly labeled as "Latinos," are not a race. Again, it is a group of people comprised of indigenous peoples, Spanish Penunsulares, Creoles, Zambos (not the Sambo of Confederate American caricatures), etc.



So the question should be if he is Hispanic, not Latin. Which in this case, he is because he is of Costa Rican origin.



Now if you're referring to his status as a Latin American (note the difference, Latin American, not Latin), the answer would also be yes, too. Latin is the building block of all Romance languages. This includes Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan, Romanian, etc. All countries in Latin America, with the exception of Belize, Guyana and Suriname, designate a Romance language as its official language.



Thus, the man you met is Hispanic. He is Costa Rican, yes, which means he is Latin American, not Latin.

Answer 4

People who are born in any country that uses a language that derived from ancient Latin-Spanish, French or Portuguese, are considered Latin. There are twenty countries in North and South America that are Latin Countries and Costa Rica is just one of them. So yes, your friend is Latin and Costa Rican. There are Latins of every single skin color.

Answer 5

Asking a question is never dumb, but latin and costa rico can in fact be the same...I'm not really sure though...

Answer 6

Well, the do talk Spanish, but i would call the Latinos. Hope this helps:)

Answer 7

you do know that "Latino" is not a race, it's an ethnicity