A cell phone in all of Latin America, the device without which modern humanity can't survive five minutes. In Spain they say "móvil," but south of the border it's celular, end of discussion.

To make someone confess something they didn't want to reveal, extracting the truth through relentless questioning. In Mexico, it's the art of the informal interrogation among friends and family.

A small, informal business in Mexico that can be anything: from a taco stand to a makeshift shop on the sidewalk. It's the engine of the Mexican economy and the dream of every neighborhood entrepreneur.

Disorder, a tasteless joke, or total lack of seriousness in Mexico and Central America. When nobody takes things seriously and the situation turns into chaos where everyone does whatever they want without consequences.