This is a multidisciplinary catalogue of a selection of post-1800 publications from text varieties and disciplines making reference to Latin America. Most of the titles are primary literature; source references and secondary literature from the period since 1970 are also included. The selection criterion is relevance for the image of Latin America in German-speaking communities, i.e. the breadth of impact displayed by a given text. The bibliography is arranged according to genres and subject-matter and contains an index of names.