La cultura de los países hispanos

PARAGUAY

1) Asuncion is the capital. 2) This is landlocked by Bolivia, Brazil and Argentina. 3) Fought Bolivia in the Chaco War to win the water rights of the Paraguay River to the Sea.

COLUMBIA

1) Bogotá is the capital. 2) This country supplies 95% of the worlds emeralds. 3) The southern port of Leticia is on the Amazon River.

ARGENTINA

1) Buenos Aires is the capital. 2) Home of the Puna Desert. 3) Largest Spanish-speaking country of South America.

VENEZUELA

1) Caracas is the capital. 2) This country enjoys the highest per capita income in Latin America. 3) The largest export of this country is petroleum.

MÉXICO

1) Ciudad de México is the capital. 2) Famous painters Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo lived here. 3) the Pyram of the Niches is located here.

GUATEMALA

1) Guatemala City is the capital. 2) This country has the largest indigenous population- descendents of the Mayan Indians. 3) The highest point in Central America, Tajumulco Volcano, is located here.

CUBA

1) Havana is the capital. 2) The U.S. Naval Base, Guantánamo Bay is located here. 3) Fidel Castro has ruled this country since 1959 when he overthrew the dictator Fulgencio Batista.

BOLIVIA

1) La Paz AND Sucre are the dual captials of this country. 2) La Paz is the highest city in the world at an altitude of 12,500 ft. 3) This country has the largest lake in South America, Lake Titicaca.

PERÚ

1) Lima is the capital. 2) The oldest University in South America, National University of San Marcos, is located here. 3) This country is famous for its Incan city of Machu Picchu.

ESPAÑA

1) Madrid is the capital. 2) This country was once ruled by the facist dictator Francisco Franco. 3) The Canary Islands are found here. 4) Spanish originated here.

GUINEA ECUATORIAL

1) Malabo is the capital. 2) Africas only Spanish-speaking country. 3) The capital of this country was once a British base for the suppression of the slave trade.

NICARAGUA

1) Managua is the capital. 2) More than 40 volcanos are located here. 3) This country's capital is located on the shores of Lake Managua which is the only inland lake inhabited by Sharks!

URUGUAY

1) Montevideo is the capital. 2) This is the smallest Spanish speaking country in South America. 3) Most of the country's terrain is grazing land for sheep and cattle and the country's economy is based in meat, cow hides and wool.

PANAMÁ

1) Panamá City is the capital. 2) This is the largest financial center of Latin America. 3) It is home to the Panama Canal.

ECUADOR

1) Quito is the capital. 2) This country owns the Galápagos Islands. 3) This country takes its name from the Equator which cuts right accross the country.

COSTA RICA

1) San José is the capital. 2) This country has no army and is known for having more Teachers than Police officers! 3) Residents of the country are known as "Ticos".

PUERTO RICO

1) San Juan is the capital. 2) Known as La Isla del Encanto. 3) This country is a commonwealth of the US.

EL SALVADOR

1) San Salvador is the capital. 2) This is the smallest and most densely populated country in Central America. 3) It is also the only one in Central America that has no Atlantic seaboard and doesn't touch the Carribean Sea.

CHILE

1) Santiago is the capital. 2) Easter Island and the Strait of Magellen are found here. 3) This is a "string bean" country never more than 111 mi wide and stretching along the Pacific Coast 2,666 mi from north to south.

LA REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA

1) Santo Domingo is the capital. 2) The people of this country are ardent fans of baseball! 3) The tomb of Cristopher Columbus is located here in the Basílica Santa María la Menor. 4) This Country shares the island Hispaniola with Haití in the Greater Antilles.

HONDURAS

1) Tegucigalpa is the capital. 2) This is the most mountainous country in Central America. 3) Bananas account for 50% of this country's exports.

Tango music and dancing are very famous here

Argentina

Lago Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world with floating islands

Bolivia

La Isla de Pascua (Easter Island/Rapa Nui) has large stone statues called Moai

Chile

El Totumo is a mudbath inside a small ACTIVE volcano

Colombia

Ecoturismo - wildlife, animals and natural beauty

Costa Rica

Baseball is the national sport

Cuba

The Galapagos Islands have turtles & amazing marine life (Darwin)

Ecuador

Pupusas. Corn flour flatbreads stuffed with cheese.

El Salvador

La Tomatina - tomato fight and festival

España

Mayan ruins and culture. The pyramid of Tikal.

Guatemala

La Rana Goliat - the largest frog in the world lives here

Guinea Ecuatorial

2nd largest coral reef in the world - Roatán

Honduras

Punta Cana is a popular beach and tourist destination

La República Dominicana

Los Mariachi - traditional music (Trumpets, Violins and Guitars)

México

Lake Nicaragua is the largest freshwater lake in Central America

Nicaragua

Important Canal built by the US - connects Atlantic & Pacific Oceans

Panamá

La Represa de Itaipú is one of the most powerful hydroelectric dams in the world

Paraguay

Machu Picchu is a famous Incan city in the mountains near Cuzco

Perú

El coquí is the national frog of this US territory

Puerto Rico

El Festival de Yemanjá celebrates the African Goddess of the Sea

Uruguay

Salto Angel is the tallest waterfall in the world

Venezuela