Some latin american countries seem to hate the Spanish (and argentinians but that's another topic) why? If it wasn't for the Spanish they wouldn't have their kind of lifestyle, culture and language. Their culture is very similar to that of Spain's (Ciesta, late dinner, the three kings ect) I don't understand. Yes, the spanish slaughtered the natives of South america, however if they hadn't, the majority of the populous of South America wouldn't be here! Their culture which they may be proud of wouldn't be there without the spaniards.
@Dart I made a few grammatical errors. I don't see what you're trying to prove?

Hello i am looking to brush up on my Spanish, i know probably about as much as someone whos had a year or so of Spanish in school. Except my Spanish knowledge is in Latin American Spanish. Ive shown some latino friends some of the books that my Nephews brought home from school and they were almost shaking their heads at this material because the Spanish that the Spanish speak is different from that of Latin american countries, i suppose the same way that English in England is different then English here in the States. So this peeked my interest in brushing up on my own Spanish and helping my nephews learn some Spanish that would have real use in America. Ive looked at Rosetta stone from the library and it seems good but it teaches just words mostly from what i saw (egg, horse, boat etc). I looked at something called Fluenz i think and that taught more useful phrases and how to put sentences together. But those are 0+ and i dont think you could even resell them once you get a grasp of what they offer. But is there anything else? Ive seen a couple of books on the subject but most look like they teach what i call Spanish Spanish, and not Latin American Spanish. Are there any good programs, CDs, or Books that would help someone learn Latin American Spanish? Or at least get a good foundation? Your help is appreciated, thanks!
From every latin american student ive ever spoken to in school when i was there, there is spanish spanish and then there is Spanish for the other countries in Latin America. Which has there own terms, accents, indigenous differences and more. So the difference in languages should be obvious considering the history the Latin American people have had with Spain. Or did you not know that Dart?

I have to write a paper for my Spanish Class about my profession. My profession will be to teach spanish in high school, but I am having a hard time finding websites about Spanish teachers in Latin American Countries.

Only fluent speakers translate please (residents of latin american countries preferably). Don't use babelfish or online translator crap.
How do you say these in Latin American Spanish:

Why do the good die so young...

Why are these things happening...

No word can describe what I am feeling...

I guess it was God's will...

I'm a writer and I have a decent enough grasp of the Spanish language (I'm not fluent, but I can read a lot of it) from study and teaching myself and studying Latin for the past three years, but I want to be fluent in both Latin American and Castilian Spanish, though, no matter how long that I've been studying, I've been unable to find an accurate, simple description of Latin American versus Castilian Spanish. Are they similar, just with different slang, such as British versus American English?

I know that one comes from Spain while the other is from Latin American countries (hence the term, "Latin American" Spanish), but what I really am not getting is the difference between their grammar and vocabulary. Is there any?

And anyone who speaks Latin American Spanish, can you understand what someone from Spain is saying, or vice versa? Some people say that you can and others say that you can't. I personally haven't personally been able to understand all Latin American Spanish, but that's because I'm not quite fluent yet and don't speak it enough, mostly writing.

I speak some Spanish (Castilian) but want to start studying Latin American Spanish because I'm setting more of my stories in a Latin American culture as opposed to Spanish or New Mexican and want to have an idea of what I need to study. Is it universal? Or will I need to get a Latin American Spanish dictionary? And how long does it take for one to learn Latin American Spanish after studying Castilian for a little over two years?

Thanks in advance!

I need to find a good website that provides recipes of foods from Latin American countries or Spain.

Spanish from Spain compared to Spanish from Mexico and other Latin American countries (South America too). Thanks.