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NORTH (AND CENTRAL) AMERICA
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GuatemalaCapital: Guatemala City
Nationality: guatemalteco
• Tikal: ancient Mayan ruins.
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El SalvadorCapital: San Salvador
Nationality: salvadoreño
• Country name means “The Savior”
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HondurasCapital: Tegucigalpa
Nationality: hondureño
-World’s highest murder rate, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere
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NicaraguaCapital: Managua
Nationality: nicaragüense• Lake Nicaragua is large lake where
originally Panama Canal was to be built
• Now China is building a canal there
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Costa RicaCapital: San José
Nationality: costarricense• Has no military and was until this year it was
one of safest Central American countries• Known for beautiful rainforests and Eco-
tourism.
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PanamaCapital: Panama City
Nationality: panameño
• Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific
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MexicoCapital: Mexico City
Nationality: mexicano
• Capital of the Aztec Empire.
• Traditional music: Mariachi
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CubaCapital: Havana
Nationality: cubano• World famous for their cigars and sugar• Communist dictator Fidel Castro ruled since
1959; now his brother Raul is “president”.• Current embargo (ban of trade and travel)
enacted by the US in 1960 may be lifted soon
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Dominican RepublicCapital: Santo DomingoNationality: dominicano
• Island shares a border with French-speaking Haiti.
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Puerto RicoCapital: San Juan
Nationality: puertorriqueño
• Commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship.
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SOUTH AMERICA
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Venezuela Capital: Caracas
Nationality: venezolano
Birthplace of So. American liberator Simon Bolivar.
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ColumbiaCapital: Bogotá
Nationality: colombiano• Named after Christopher
Columbus.
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EcuadorCapital: Quito
Nationality: ecuatoriano• Name means Equator, which passes through
the country• Home of Galapagos Islands (iguanas!)
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PeruCapital: Lima
Nationality: peruano
• Capital of the Inca Empire. • Home of the famous ruins at Machu Picchu.
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BoliviaCapital: La Paz*
Nationality: boliviano
• Named after S. American hero Simon Bolivar.
• Home of Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo.
• Country actually has 2 capitals. Sucre is the constitutional and judicial capital.
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ChileCapital: Santiago
Nationality: chileno
• Easter Island off coast.
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ArgentinaCapital: Buenos AiresNationality: argentino
• Birthplace of Tango, romantic dance.
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ParaguayCapital: Asunción
Nationality: paraguayo
• Rich Guarani Indian culture.• 94% of the population speaks Guarani. Only
75% speak Spanish.
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UruguayCapital: Montevideo
Nationality: uruguayo
• Very modern and developed country.
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SpainCapital: MadridNationality: español
• La madre patria (mother country) of Spanish language
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Equatorial GuineaCapital: Malabo
Nationality: ecuatoguineano
• Only African nation where Spanish is the official language.