Spanish Culture Quiz: 2
Antigua is known as...
"Ciudad de Santiago de los caballeros de Guatemala"
What is Guatemala's name derived from Mayan language?
"Place with many trees"
what are Costar Rican people known as?
"Ticos"
What is Guatemala known as?
"the Heart of the Maya world"
How much did it cost to build the Canal de Panama?
$375 million
What is the Guatemalan population?
16 million people
Costa Rica hasn't had an army since?
1948
What is the population of San Salvador?
2 million
What is the populations of Ciudad de Guatemala?
2 million
How many Los Garifunas people?
300 thousand through Central America
What is the population of Panama?
4 million
What is a population of Costa Rica?
5 millions
How many los Maya are there?
6 million
How many people in El Salvador?
6 million
What is the population Nicaragua?
6 million
What percent of world's biodiversity is in Costa Rica?
6%
How many people built the canal de Panama
75 thousand people to construct it
What is the population of Honduras?
9 Million
What does Hondura's economy depend on?
Ag (Bananas & coffee) & export of precious metals (gold)
What is Guatemala's capital?
Antigua
What is Costa Rica also known as?
Blue whale's kingdom
What is the capital of Guatemala?
Ciudad de Guatemala
What is the capital of Panama
Ciudad de Panama
What is the mountain range in El Salvador now for extreme sports
Cordillera Apaneca
What city claims to be the first capital of central american?
Gracias
Which country was named because of its deep waters?
Honduras
What was Guatemala's old capital?
Iximche
Who is El Salvador named for?
Jesus Christ
Who was the most famous leader of the los Lencas?
Lempira
Which group of people is one of the biggest & best organized ethnic groups in Honduras?
Los Garifunas
Who are the people that are a mix of African, Arawak, & Caribe Indian?
Los Garifunas
Who where the original inhabitants of what it's now known as Honduras?
Los Lencas
What is one of the most influential cultures of Guatemala?
Los Maya
What is the 3rd largest city of Central America
Managua
What is the capital of Nicaragua
Managua
What is the largest country of central America?
Nicaragua
What is the capital of Costa Rica?
San Jose
What is the capital of El Salvador?
San Salvador
What language(s) are spoken in Guatemala?
Spanish & 20 Mayan dialects (Garifuna too)
What is El Salvador known for?
Surfing
What is the capital of Honduras?
Tegucigalpa
What is the "food of the gods" for Mayas?
chocolate
What is the caribbean region of nicaragua?
jungle, minerals
What is the central region of nicaragua?
mountains and rivers
What does Costa Rica lead the world in?
sustainability & environmental protection
What is nicaragua known as?
the land of lakes and volcanoes
What is in the pacific region of Nicaragua?
volcanoes
Where is country of El Salvador?
west of Honduras & south of Guatemala
What is the ethnicity of Honduras
white & mestizos (Europeans & native mix; majority)