Dynamics Days (DDays) meetings are international conferences on theory and applications of non-linear dynamics. They have been held regularly in Europe since 1980, in the US since 1982, in the Asia-Pacific region since 1999, in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) since 2010, and in Central Asia since 2013. This is the 5th DDays LAC. On this occasion, it will be held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, on November 26 – 30, 2018. Previous meetings where held in Puebla, México (October 24 – November 1, 2016), Valparaiso, Chile (November 3 – 7, 2014), Cartagena, Colombia (November 20 – 23, 2012), and São José dos Campos, Brazil (July 26 – 30, 2010).