Apuntes sobre los orígenes del nacionalismo territorial argentino
One important cultural factor that has contributed to inhibiting regional cooperation and integration in Latin America lies in the intense territorial nationalism prevailing in some of its Spanish-speaking countries. This frequently understated phenomenon is an outgrowth of the territorial disputes inherited from Colonial times, and of the indoctrination of public opinion through the educational system and the mass media. Indeed, nearly all of the Spanish-speaking countries of South America harbor myths of territorial losses.