Spanish Speaking Country Fun-Facts
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 El Salvador | The Caribean Sea does not touch the Central American country... |
| Spain | Was ruled by the facist dictator Fransico Franco after King Alfonzo XIII was desposed... |
| Guinea Ecuatorial | Africa's only Spanish-speaking country... |
| Nicaragua | Was once considered for a Interoceanic canal via the Managua and Nicaragua lakes, and the Tipitapa and San JosE rivers... |
| Guatemala | Has the largest population of Mayan and Indian descendats in Central America... |
| Paraguay | Is landlockd by Bolivia, Brazil, and Argentina... |
| Colombia | Has coastlines on both the Caribean and the Pacific (In South America)... |
| PerU | The oldest university in South America, The National University of San Marcos in located in... |
| Ecuador | Was liberated from Spain in 1822 by Antonio JosE de Sucre in the Battle on Pichincha... |
| RepUblica Dominicana | Shares the island Hispaniola with Haiti... |
| Puerto Rico | Poce de LeOn searce for the legendary "Fountain of Youth" in... |
| Uraguay | The ecomony of ___ is based on the meat, wool, and hides of the cattle industry... |
| Bolivia | South America's largest lake, Titcaca, is found in... |
| Argentina | The Puna desert is located in... |
| Costa Rica | Has the highest average annual income of $2,800 in Central America... |
| Honduras | TEGUCIGALPA IS THE CAPITAL... |
| PerU | ___'s Incan Empire was conquered by Francisco Pizzaro for Spain... |
| Spain | The Canary Islands are owned by... |
| Paraguay | ___ fought Bolivia in the Chaco War to win the water rights of the Paraguay river to the Sea... |
| Mexico | The modernist painter Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo are from... |
| El Salvador | SAN SALVADOR THE THE CAPITAL... |
| PanamA | The conquistador Vasco NUNez de Balboa discovered the Pacific Ocean on the other side of the Isthumus in... |
| Colombia | ___ supplies 95% of the world's emeralds... |
| El Salvador | ___ is the most densely populated country in Central America... |
| Ecuador | The Galapagos Islands are owned by... |
| Puerto Rico | After the Spanish-American War, ____ was ceded to the US... |
| Bolivia | _____ illegally exports cocaine as a major source of foreign exchange... |
| Guinea Equitorial | _____'s capital, Malabo, was once a British base for the suppression of slave trade... |
| Honduras | Bananas account for 50% of ____' export earnings... |
| Costa Rica | The central American country, ____ has no army... |
| Mexico | ____ has the "Pyramid of Niches", which has 365 niches, representing the days of the year... |
| Chile | The world's largest open-pit copper mine, Chuquimata, is found in... |
| Venezuela | ____ has petroleum as its largest export... |
| RepUblica Dominicana | _____ has the tomb of Cristobol Colon in its Basilaca Santa Maria la Menor... |
| Colombia | Panama was once a province of... |
| Cuba | ___ is the biggest island in the Caribean... |
| Uraguay | _____ is the second smallest country in South America... |
| Nicaragua | A marshy area known as the Miskito Coast covers the entire Caribean coastline of... |
| Chile | Easter Island and the Straight of Magellan are found in... |
| Venezuela | ____ enjoys the higher per capita income in Latin America... |
| Guatemala | The highest point in Central America, Tajumulco Volcano, is in... |
| RepUblica Dominicana | SANTO DOMINGO IS THE CAPITAL... |
| Honduras | ____ is the most mountainous country in Central America... |
| Puerto Rico | The world's largest radio telescope is found at the Arecido Observatory in... |
| Cuba | The US Naval Base, GuantAnamo Bay, is found in... |
| Argentina | ____ is the largest Spanish-speaking country in South America... |
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