F1201	Mexico
F1421	Latin America (General)
F1601	West Indies
F2201	South America
	F2259	Colombia
	F2301	Venezuela
	F2351	Guiana
	F2501	Brazil
			F2504	Gazetteers. Dictionaries. Geographic names
			F2510	Social life and customs. Civilization
			F2511	Description and travel
			   F2511	Early to 1821
		 	   F2513	1822-1889
			   F2515	1890-1950
			   F2516	1951-1980
			   F2517	1981-
			F2518	Antiquities
			F2520	Modern Indians
			F2521	History
			   F2523	Diplomatic history
			   F2526	1500-1548
			   F2528	1549-1762
			   F2534	1763-1821
			   F2536	Empire, 1822-1889
			   F2537	Republic, 1889-
				F2538	1930-1954. Period of Vargas
			F2540	Regions
			F2646	Cities, towns, etc.
			F2659	Elements in the population

(This information could be useful in building bibliography for detailed study. Thus, if one were interested in the 1500-1548 period it would be sensible to search the F2526 range in a large online catalog: EXAMPLE)

 
	F2661	Paraguay
	F2701	Uruguay
	F2801	Argentina
	F3051	Chile
	F3301	Bolivia
	F3401	Peru
	F3701	Ecuador