Do most Latin Americans use the preterite instead of the present perfect?

I’ve noticed that in most Latin American Spanish, people seem to use the preterite for recent actions.

For example, “¿Qué dijiste?, Ya comí, or ¿Ya llegaste?”
Whereas in Spain, I often hear “¿Qué has dicho?, Ya he comido, and ¿Has llegado?”

Is that generally true? I’m learning Mexican Spanish as well.