Word Associations for the 21 Spanish-speaking Countries
(These are the countries that have Spanish as the OFFICIAL language)
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Argentina
the largest Spanish-speaking country in
South America, first lady, Eva Peron
wanted her body to be kept in a glass case
for her people to always see, it looks like a
seahorse
Bolivia
the larger of the 2 landlocked countries, it
has 2 capitals, the Inca were from here,
too
8.
Ecuador
translates to “equator”, located right on the
equator, Chrisitina Aguilera’s father is from
here, The Galapagos Islands are part of
Ecuador, the Inca were from here, too
Paraguay
the smaller of the two landlocked countries in
South America and the larger “twin” to
Uruguay because it’s bigger and their spelling
is similar
El Salvador
means “the savior”
10.
Equatorial Guinea
the tiny and only Spanish-speaking country
in Africa, the capital is an island, the ruler
is rich and most of the people are poor
17.
Peru
where Machu Picchu is located, its shape
looks like a man yawning, a pig or a
seahorse, the Inca were from here, too
18.
Puerto Rico
translates to “rich port” , it’s a commonwealth
of the U.S., Roberto Clemente, singer Ricky
Martin and J-Lo’s husband, Marc Anthony and
J-lo’s family ancestors are from here, uses our
currency
19.
Spain
is a peninsula, still has a queen and king, the
only Spanish-speaking country in Europe
famous people from Spain: female matador,
Cristina Sanchez, actor, Antonio Banderas,
actress Penelope Cruz and singer, Enrique
Iglesias
20.
Uruguay
the smaller “twin” to Paraguay because it’s
the smaller and their spelling is similar
21.
Venezuela
Mariah Carey’s father is from here,its
President, Hugo Chavez does not like the
U.S.
Chile
the long thin country in South America that
sounds like a piece of food, Easter Island
is part of Chile
11.
Guatemala
first country in Central America where they
make worry dolls, right up under Mexico,
the Maya Indian were from here, too
4.
Colombia
grows drugs and coffee, the singer,
Shakira is from here, it’s dangerous for us
to visit there
12.
Honduras
where ”Left-Eye”, of TLC passed on in a
car accident, the Maya Indian were from
here, too
5.
Costa Rica
translates to “rich coast”, a lot of people go
on “eco-tours” through the rain forest here
13.
6.
Cuba
a communist island country located 90
miles off the Florida coast, Fidel Castro
has been a dictator since 1959 (we’re
waiting on him to pass on), “Wet Foot/Dry
Foot” law applies to Cubans
Dominican Republic
it is the right half of a small island, the
baseball player, Sammy Sosa is from here
16.
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Canal back to Panama, the U.S. dollar is used
there
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Mexico
our neighbor to the south and the only
Spanish-speaking country in North
America, the Aztec Indians were from the
north, the Maya Indians were from the
south, the Aztecs created the round
calendar
Nicaragua
the word for “water “ is in it and it’s the
largest country in Central America
Panama
the Panama Canal is here (the canal that
lowers boats) and we gave control of the