Spanish Speaking Countries

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Venezuela

1499 Spanish explorers gave the country its name b/c, people lived on the water & commerce/ travel were by canoe. Reminded them of Venice, Italy. Angel Falls- world's highest waterfall Caracas- Cosmopolitan City located in 9mi valley of the High Mountain

Ecuador

400 miles north to south run snowcapped volcanoes Named from equator b/c, the equator runs thru country 3 geographical areas 1. Andean sierra in center 2. tropical coastal plain to west 3. Amazon Basin Jungle to east

Perú

9 months of the year Lima is enshrouded with a fog called la garúa Incan Heritage: Machu Picchu, Famous Incan Ruin 1/2 of the pop. lives in the Andean Highlands 3 geographical areas 1. narrow coastal strip of desert along the Pacific 2. The Andean Highlands 3. The Amazon jungle in the east

Honduras

An agricultural country(1/3 is rich farmlands) pre-Columbian civilization ruins (Copán) Major Cities: Tegucigalpa & San Pedro Sula

Paraguay

Asunción

Columbia

Bogotá

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Venezuela

Caracas

Argentina

Famous for its grass-fed beef Geography: Grassy Pampas; lake area on Chilean border, South - rocky countryside in Patagonia

Guatemala

La Ciudad de Guatemala

Panamá

La Ciudad de Panamá

Bolivia

La Paz

Bolivia

La Paz is the highest city in the world It's landlocked in S. Amer. (no coastline) Lake Titicaca - world's highest navigable lake Aymara Indian Villages Mountainous Terrains

Paraguay

Landlocked country (one of 2 in S. Amer.) 1/5 of total pop. is in Asunción, the capital 2 rivers- Chaco & Rio Paraguay

Guatemala

Large indigenous population- descendants of the Mayans Many jungle overgrown cities over 2,000 years old Geography: Volcanoes, Mountains & Jungles Important cities/villages: Antigua, Panajachel, y Chichicastenango

Panamá

Largest Latin America financial center Country of Variety: Races, Customs, Natural Wonders, Attractions Geography: Tropical Forests, Mountains, Beaches, Lakes, Rivers, Oceans

Perú

Lima

Nicaragua

Managua

Uruguay

Montevideo

Costa Rica

No army & more teachers than police officers Geography: Beaches, Jungles, Cosmopolitan Cities, & High Mountains Residents called Ticos Tourist country w/ very friendly & polite residents many ex-patriots live there

Chile

Only 111 miles wide at biggest part Isolated from neighbors, Bolivia & Argentina, by the Andes Mountains 1/3 of pop. lives in Santiago, the capital Geography-North-Atacama desert South-Glaciers & fjords of Patagonia

Nicaragua

Over 40 volcanoes many still presently erupting Lake Managua- only island lake inhabited by sharks Major City- León has universities, colonial churches, & 18th century Cathedral

Ecuador

Quito

Costa Rica

San José

El Salvador

San Salvador

Chile

Santiago

El Salvador

Smallest & most densely populated Central American Country Only C. Amer. Country w/o Atlantic Coastline Geography: 2 mountain ranges going across the country w/ many volcanoes

Uruguay

Smallest S. Amer. country Geography: grazing/ grassy land & beaches on Atlantic Coast

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Columbia

over 440,000mi2 of the tropical & mountainous terrain Bogotá is in the center of the country in an Indian Valley The Geography: The Carribean Coast is in the north with Beaches, in the south is the Jungle & Leticia which is a port on Amazon River


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