ABSTRACT
The making of Latin identities in London involves more than issues of representation and more than culture travelling or flowing across the world. The formation and transformation of cultural identities unfold through identifiable relations of power that link the nation-state, places and bodies. The role of the nation state in controlling its borders and the enforcement of immigration regulations are central to understanding the making of Latin identities. The political, economic and social contexts in which transformation occurs are important issues and ones stressed when narrating how Latin Americans have invested in particular areas of the city. The contrasting and differentiated Latin identities present in London points not only to the multiplicity of identities, but to how these are politicised through the relations of power of the various Latin sites. The relationship between cultural identities and places is established by considering the various groups of people and individuals that participate in the construction of Latin identities in London.
