1. Los Paises Why Study Spanish? Páginas xvi-xxxi

2. México Capital: México, D.F. Government: Federal Republic Currency: peso mexicano Exports: manufactured products, oil and oil products, silver, coffee and cotton Página xvi y xvii

3. América Central Guatemala Capital: Guatemala Currency: Quetzal El Salvador Capital: San Salvador Currency: Colón Salvadoreño Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa Currency: Lempira

4. América Central cont. Nicaragua Capital: Managua Currency: Córdoba Oro Costa Rica Capital: San José Currency: Colón de Costa Rica Panamá Panama City Currency: Balboa

5. El Caribe Cuba Capital: La Habana Currency: Peso Cubano República Dominicana Capital: Peso Dominicano Currency: Peso Dominicano Puerto Rico Capital: San Juan Currency: U.S. Dollar

6. América del Sur Columbia Capital: Bogotá Currency: peso columbiano Ecuador Capital: Quito Currency: Dólar Perú Capital: Lima Currency: Nuevo Sol

7. América del Sur cont. Venezuela Capital: Caracas Currency: Bolivar Bolivia Capital: La Paz, Sucre Currency: Boliviano Chile Capital: Santiago Currency: Peso Chileno

8. América del Sur cont. Paraguay Capital: Asunción Currency: Guaraní Argentina Capital: Buenos Aires Currency: Peso Uruguay Capital: Montevideo Currency: Peso Uruguayo

9. España Capital: Madrid Government: Constitutional Monarchy Currency: euro Exports: food, machinery, motor vehicles

10. Guinea Ecuatorial Capital: Malabo Government: Republic Currency: Franco CFA Exports: oil, timber, cocoa, coffee

11. Estados Unidos Capital: Washington, D.C. Government: Federal Republic Currency: U.S. Dollar Exports: motor vehicles, aerospace equipment, telecommunications, electronics, consumer goods, chemicals, food

12. ¿Por qué estudiar español? 1. Understand culture. 2. Expand your opportunities. 3. Enjoy Spanish experiences. 4. Improve your language skills. 5. It makes you smarter! WHAT?!

13. It really DOES make you smarter…just not how you imagine https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ye-BeVyJ5M

14. Why learn Spanish? http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/9-reasons-learn-spanish-bonus- video/ http://www.lindsaydoeslanguages.com/9-reasons-learn-spanish-bonus- video/