CENTRAL AMERICAAinoa, Amanda, Irene and Belén

LOCATION

Countries of Central AmericaAntigua and Barbuda

Capital: Saint John’s Language: English

Bahamas Capital: Nassau Language: English

Barbados Capital: Bridgetown Language: English

Belize Capital: Belmopan Language: English, Espanish

Costa Rica Capital: San Jose Language: Spanish

Cuba Capital: Havana Language: Spanish

Dominica Capital: Roseau Language: English, French

Dominican Republic

Capital: Santo Domingo

Language: Spanish

El salvador Capital: San salvador

Language: Spanish

Grenada Capital: Saint george’s

Language: English

Countries of Central AmericaGuatemala Capital: Guatemala Language: Spanish

Haiti Capital: Port-au-prince

Language: French, Kriol

Hondures Capital: Tegucigalpa

Language: Spanish

Jamaica Capital: Kingston Language: English

Mexico Capital: Mexico City Language: Spanish

Nicaragua Capital: Managua Language: Spanish

Panama Capital: Panama Language: Spanish

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Capital: Basse Terre Language: English

Saint Lucia Capital: Castries Language: English

Sant Vincent and les Grenadines

Capital: Kingstown Language: English

OCEANSIt is surrounded by:

Pacific Ocean Caribbean Ocean

CLIMATECentral America has a tropical humid climate.It has no real winter; even the coldest month

averages above 18 °C, with summers of 27 to 28 °.

ANIMALS AND PLANTSIn Central America there are lots of

animals because there are lots of rainforests. Also, there are lots of animals because Central America is a tropical place and it’s a place where plants grow very well. There are lots of types: • Mammals• Reptiles• Birds

• Insects• Amphibians

RiversThere are three important rivers in central

America; Usumacinta, Motagua and Matagalpa .

RIVERS

Waterfalls In Central America there are many waterfalls and very

beautiful.

Fortuna waterfall Costa Rica 70-75 m

Hidden Valley falls Belize 457 m

Eyipantla fallsVeracruz, México40 m wide and 50 m high

Chilasco falls

Guatemala 133 m

Mountains and volcanoes

Volcanoes:The volcano Chiriqui (Panamá): 3 475 mThe volcano Irazu (Costa Rica): 3 432 m

Mountains:Mountain Fabrega (Panamá): 3 335 mMountain Itamut (Panamá): 3 279 mMountain Echandi (Panamá): 3 162 m

Central America is famous for its volcanoes, there are some here:

Earthquakes and tsunamis

There are many earthquakes in Central America.

There was an earthquake in Haiti, on 12/1/2012.

There was an earthquake in Costa Rica, on 5/9/2012.

Video of an earthquake in Costa Rica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqBLgc2UQc

DesertsThere are two important deserts in central

America:Sonoran Desert(Mexico, 311 000 km2 )Chihuahuan Desert( Mexico, 520 000 km2 )

Sonoran desertChihuahuan desert

CuriositiesOn 31/10/2012, a meteorite fell into the

Popocatepetl volcano.The Popocatepetl volcano is in Mexico.Still it is not known which was.This is the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla

yer_detailpage&v=MjLwWVRkxG4#t=37s

Other curiositiesThe Sancocho is a soup made of meat, tubers, vegetables and spices, very typical of the Dominican Republic.

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