The GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN
AMERICA
Part I: Mexico
Warm Up:
Look at the pictures
in the slide. These
people are involved
in the Zapatista
movement.
What do you think
the people might be
fighting for?
Sierra Madre Occidental, Northern Mexico
Copper Canyon, Northern Mexico
Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico, it is Mexico’s Grand Canyon
Mexico City, Mexico- one of the most populated
cities in the world
The Zocalo (main square)
in Mexico City, Mexco
When the Spanish conquered Tenochtitlan (current day Mexico City) they built a
cathedral directly over the main pyramid of the Aztecs. Today you can go to Mexico
City and still see what is below the cathedral.
Teotihuacan- ancient Aztec cities located
outside Mexico City
A cenote (underground water source)in southern
Mexico- the Mayan believed these
places to be sacred
Chichen Itza,
(Mexico) ancient
Maya
Ruin in the
Yucatan
peninsula.
The Maya would
sacrifice
humans for the
gods and put
the hearts on
the Chac Mool.
Another
view
Of the
chac
mool
Facing
the great
pyramid
EL Castillo at Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
San Miguel de Allende, popular city south of
Mexico City. Where “Once Upon a Time
In Mexico” was filmed.
Southern Mexico
Palenque, southern Mexico ancient Maya site
Tulum, Maya site overlooking the Caribbean
Sea-Yucatan Peninsula- WOW!!!
Chiapas, Southern Mexico-more tropical
San Juan Chamula, state of Chiapas in Southern
Mexico- a cathedral
Guatemala- an indigenous women with
children
Antigua, Guatemala overlooking volcano
Pacaya- this volcano erupted in 2007
Antigua, Guatemala street view
Antigua, Guatemala city bus
Antigua, Guatemala main square
Indigenous
woman,
Guatemala
Antigua, Guatemala market
Indigenous women in traditional clothing,
Guatemala
Indigenous Maya performing a traditional
ceremony
Tikal, Guatemala-ancient Maya site, the
Spanish passed it for years because it is
located in a dense jungle area
Blue Hole, Belize. 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. The hole is the opening to what
was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose,
the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers.
San Ignacio, Belize- city located along the border
of Belize and Guatemala
Belize jungle
People of Belize- they speak Garifuna, a mixture
of many languages, English, Spanish, Creole
Xunantunich, Maya site in Belize
Map of the Caribbean islands
Waterfall,
Caribbean
Caribbean Island, Caribbean Sea
Jamaica, the Caribbean
Volcanoes
in
The
Caribbean
Are the
green
triangles
Costa Rica national park
Angel Falls, Venezuela- the tallest waterfall in the world
Orinoco River, VenezuelaOne of the longest rivers in South
America
Native Amazonians- Yanamamo
Sugarloaf Mountain, statue of Jesus
overlooking Rio de Janeiro
Slums in Rio de Janeiro,
people build houses
out of
Rio de
JaneiroBrazil
is next
to
the
Atlantic
Ocean
Rio de
JaneiroSleeping
street
Children.
Many cities
throughout
Latin
America
have a large
homeless
problem and
children end
up
on the
streets
Indigenous People in the Andes Mountains in
Bolivia
Indigenous people- La Paz, Bolivia
Mountainous region- Bolivia
Indigenous peopleLa Paz, Bolivia
Buenos Aires, Argentina
A Gaucho in the Pampas in southern
Llamas in Patagonia, Argentina
Paraguay
Machu Pichu,
Peru ancient
Incan city
Panama
CanalPanama.
It allows
ships to
pass
through
and
connect
the Atlantic
and Pacific
Oceans.
Why is this
important?
Panama
Canal was
opened
1916.
The canal is
made up
of a series of
locks
that lower
and raise
the water
level to
allow the
ships to
pass.