Mexico or the abbreviation/nickname CDMX: Mexico was built on a lake and is said to sink about half a
foot a year
Guatemala: the Maya people invented the chocolate bar. And were the first to use the concept of zero
Honduras: Tegucigalpa is the capital. Tegus is over 3000 feat above sea level
El Salvador: capital is san Salvador. El Salvador is home to joya de ceren which is called the Pompeii of the
new world. It is a pre Hispanic farming village that was covered by a volcanic eruption around 500 A.D
Nicaragua: capital is Managua. Be careful in lake Nicaragua; tis the only place in the world with fresh
water bullsharks
Costa Rica: costa rica is the hummingbird capital of the world; 52 different species live in Costa Rica
panama: the capital is Ciudad de panama : Panama hats are originally form Ecuador. However, they often
sent to panama before being shipped to the rest of the world. The sale of these hats funded a revolution in
Ecuador
Ecuador: La capital: Mount Chimborazo, Ecuador’s highest mountain is the point on Earth closest to the
sun.
Peru:
La capital: Lima: The potato is originally from Peru, and there are over 3,000 different
varieties. Proud Peruvians use the phrase "Soy más peruano que la papa" (I am more Peruvian than the
potato)
Colombia: La capital: Bogotá: Although Colombia is known for coffee, which I love, we are also
the second largest exporter of flowers in the world
Venezuela: La capital:caracas: There is a persistent storm at Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela.
Lightning storms last for about 10 hours, 140 to 160 nights a year. That accounts for about 1.2 million
lightning discharges per year, called Catatumbo Lightning.
Bolivia: La capital: La Paz/Sucre: Bolivia is a landlocked country in South America. But that
doesn’t mean there isn’t cool stuff here. We have many natural wonders to enjoy.
Uruguay: La capital: Montevideo: Soccer fans, did you know that Uruguay hosted the first
World Cup in 1930 which it won? They almost went to war with Argentina over it.
Paraguay: La capital: Asunción: Paraguay’s first language is not Spanish. Guaraní is its first
language and Spanish, its second. It is also one of few South American countries to retain its native
tongue as an official language.
Argentina: La capital: Buenos Aires: This is the birthplace of the tango, Lionel Messi, Che
Guevara, and animation. Yes, you heard that correctly. The very first person to use animation was an
Argentinian, Quirino Fernando.
Chile: La capital: Santiago: Did you know that llamas are not the only camels in Chile? There are
three types of camels related to the llama: vicuña, alpaca, and guanaco.Chile is home to them all.
Cuba: La capital: La Habana: Cuba is the hometown of salsa—the music, not the sauce.
Recently, a rare form of an ancient fish called the Manjuarí (the Cuban Gar) was found here. This is not to
be confused with the Cuban cigar.
La Republica Dominica: La capital: Santo Domingo: This island nation shares
Hispaniola with Haiti. It is a nation of firsts. It was first encountered by Christopher Columbus, and it was
the first country with the first capital, cathedral, and university in North and South America.
Espana: La capital: Madrid: Welcome to the motherland of the Spanish language. Madrid, and
more specifically, La Puerta del sol, is the heart of Spain.
Guinea Ecuatorial: La capital: Malabo: This is the only country in Africa that has Spanish as a
national language. Its capital is on a volcanic island.