NORTH (AND CENTRAL) AMERICA
Guatemala Capital: Guatemala City Nationality: guatemalteco Tikal: ancient Mayan ruins.
El Salvador Capital: San Salvador Nationality: salvadoreño Country name means “The Savior”
Honduras Capital: Tegucigalpa Nationality: hondureño -World’s highest murder rate, one of the poorest countries in the Western Hemisphere
Nicaragua Capital: Managua Nationality: nicaragüense Lake Nicaragua is large lake where originally Panama Canal was to be built Now China is building a canal there
Costa Rica Capital: San José Nationality: costarricense Has no military and was until this year it was one of safest Central American countries Known for beautiful rainforests and Eco-tourism.
Panama Capital: Panama City Nationality: panameño Panama Canal links Atlantic and Pacific
Mexico Capital: Mexico City Nationality: mexicano Capital of the Aztec Empire. Traditional music: Mariachi
Cuba Capital: Havana Nationality: cubano World famous for their cigars and sugar Communist dictator Fidel Castro ruled since 1959; now his brother Raul is “president”. Current embargo (ban of trade and travel) enacted by the US in 1960 may be lifted soon Fidel Raul
Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo Nationality: dominicano Island shares a border with French-speaking Haiti.
Puerto Rico Capital: San Juan Nationality: puertorriqueño Commonwealth of the United States. Puerto Ricans are granted U.S. citizenship.
SOUTH AMERICA
Venezuela Capital: Caracas Nationality: venezolano Birthplace of So. American liberator Simon Bolivar.
Columbia Capital: Bogotá Nationality: colombiano Named after Christopher Columbus.
Ecuador Capital: Quito Nationality: ecuatoriano Name means Equator, which passes through the country Home of Galapagos Islands (iguanas!)
Peru Capital: Lima Nationality: peruano Capital of the Inca Empire. Home of the famous ruins at Machu Picchu.
Bolivia Capital: La Paz* Nationality: boliviano Named after S. American hero Simon Bolivar. Home of Lake Titicaca and Lake Poopo. Country actually has 2 capitals. Sucre is the constitutional and judicial capital.
Chile Capital: Santiago Nationality: chileno Easter Island off coast.
Argentina Capital: Buenos Aires Nationality: argentino Birthplace of Tango, romantic dance.
Paraguay Capital: Asunci ó n Nationality: paraguayo Rich Guarani Indian culture. 94% of the population speaks Guarani. Only 75% speak Spanish.
Uruguay Capital: Montevideo Nationality: uruguayo Very modern and developed country.
Spain Capital: Madrid Nationality: español La madre patria (mother country) of Spanish language
Equatorial Guinea Capital: Malabo Nationality: ecuatoguineano Only African nation where Spanish is the official language.