NORTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA Guatemala Capital Guatemala City Nationality guatemalteco Tikal ancient Mayan ruins El Salvador Capital San Salvador Nationality salvadoreño Country name means ID: 767143
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NORTH (AND CENTRAL) AMERICA
Guatemala Capital: Guatemala CityNationality: guatemalteco Tikal: ancient Mayan ruins.
El Salvador Capital: San SalvadorNationality: salvadoreño Country name means “ The Savior”
Honduras Capital: TegucigalpaNationality: hondureño -World’s highest murder rate, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere
Nicaragua Capital: ManaguaNationality: nicaragüense Lake Nicaragua is large lake where originally Panama Canal was to be built Now China is building a canal there
Costa Rica Capital: San JoséNationality: costarricense Has no military and was until this year it was one of safest Central American countriesKnown for beautiful rainforests and Eco-tourism .
Panama Capital: Panama CityNationality: panameñ o Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific
Mexico Capital: Mexico CityNationality: mexicano Capital of the Aztec Empire . Traditional music : Mariachi
Cuba Capital: HavanaNationality: 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 Fidel Raul
Dominican Republic Capital: Santo DomingoNationality: dominicano Island shares a border with French-speaking Haiti.
Puerto Rico Capital: San JuanNationality: puertorrique ño Commonwealth of the United States . Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship.
SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuela Capital: CaracasNationality: venezolano Birthplace of So. American liberator Simon Bolivar.
Columbia Capital: BogotáNationality: colombiano Named after Christopher Columbus.
Ecuador Capital: QuitoNationality: ecuatoriano Name means Equator, which passes through the countryHome of Galapagos Islands (iguanas!)
Peru Capital: LimaNationality: peruano Capital of the Inca Empire. Home of the famous ruins at Machu Picchu.
Bolivia Capital: 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.
Chile Capital: Santiago Nationality: chileno Easter Island off coast.
Argentina Capital: Buenos AiresNationality: argentino Birthplace of Tango, romantic dance.
Paraguay Capital: AsunciónNationality: paraguayo Rich Guarani Indian culture. 94 % of the population speaks Guarani. Only 75% speak Spanish.
Uruguay Capital: MontevideoNationality: uruguayo Very modern and developed country.
Spain Capital: MadridNationality: español La madre patria (mother country) of Spanish language
Equatorial Guinea Capital: MalaboNationality: ecuatoguineano Only African nation where Spanish is the official language.