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Mexico Central America Caribbean Intro

Region Overview -South of the United States -Inbetween the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean -Caribbean sits in the Caribbean Sea,, west of the Gulf of Mexico

-Large Spanish influence throughout -Mountain ranges and fertile valleys -Largely Catholic -Music: salsa, cumbia, mariachi, reggae, calypso -Food: varies from country to country, typically maize based and spicey -Sports: baseball and futbol (soccer) -Climate: tropical humid

Neighbors the United States to its north Mexico Capital: Mexico City Neighbors the United States to its north

Slightly smaller than Tennessee Guatemala Capital: Guatemala Slightly smaller than Tennessee

Roughly the size of Massachusetts Belize Capital: Belmopan Roughly the size of Massachusetts

Slightly larger than Tennessee Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa Slightly larger than Tennessee

Smallest country in Central America El Salvador Capital: San Salvador Smallest country in Central America

About the size of the state of New York Nicaragua Capital: Managua About the size of the state of New York

Slightly smaller than West Virginia Costa Rica Capital: San Jose Slightly smaller than West Virginia

About the size of South Carolina Panama Capital: Panama City About the size of South Carolina

Largest in the Caribbean Cuba Capital: Havana Largest in the Caribbean

Capital: Port-au-Prince One half of the island of Hispaniola Haiti Capital: Port-au-Prince One half of the island of Hispaniola

Capital: Santo Domingo One half of the island of Hispaniola Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo One half of the island of Hispaniola

One half of the island of Hispaniola Jamaica Capital: Kingston One half of the island of Hispaniola

Puerto Rico Capital: San Juan A US territory

Lesser Antilles