Red wine in Spain and the Southern Cone. Careful: ordering a tinto in a Spanish restaurant gets you a glass of wine, not coffee like in Colombia — one of the most common mix-ups between countries.

A grape brandy that Peru and Chile have been fighting over forever regarding its origin. The pisco sour is the flagship cocktail of both countries and the pisco war has no end in sight.

No problem, no complications, everything's chill and drama-free. Saying 'cero drama' is the modern way of communicating that something doesn't bother you, doesn't worry you, and isn't worth stressing over.

Hot pepper or chili in South America. What Mexico calls chile and Spain calls pimiento — the spice that gives life and flavor to all of Latin cooking.