Where in the World?
This Caribbean island is the largest island in the Caribbean.
What is Cuba?
This Dominican music and dance style is known for its fast rhythm and instruments such as the tambora and güira.
What is merengue?
This Puerto Rican baseball legend was known for his athletic accomplishments and humanitarian work.
Who is Roberto Clemente?
What does “Mi familia” mean in English?
My family.
This sport is extremely popular in Paraguay, and the country's national team is known as La Albirroja.
What is soccer/fútbol?
Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca site, is located in this South American country.
What is Peru?
This music and dance style originated in the Dominican Republic and is strongly associated with guitar.
What is bachata?
This Puerto Rican American became the first Latina justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Who is Sonia Sotomayor?
If someone says “¡Gracias!”, what are they saying?
Thank you.
This country is famous for producing and exporting many different kinds of flowers.
What is Colombia?
This country is named after the imaginary line that passes through it and divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
What is Ecuador?
This Colombian music and dance tradition developed from a blend of Indigenous, African, and European influences.
What is cumbia?
This Mexican artist is famous for her self-portraits and artwork exploring identity, culture, and her own experiences.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
Translate “¡Vamos a celebrar!” into English.
Let's celebrate!
This famous ancient Inca site in Peru is located high in the Andes Mountains.
What is Machu Picchu?
This Central American country is home to the Panama Canal, which connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
What is Panama?
This dance and music style has strong Caribbean roots, particularly in Cuba and Puerto Rico, and became internationally popular.
What is salsa?
This artist of Puerto Rican and Haitian heritage became famous for his graffiti-inspired paintings and use of words, symbols, and bold imagery.
Who is Jean-Michel Basquiat?
What Spanish phrase would you use to say “Good morning”?
Buenos días.
This country is known as the birthplace of tango, a famous style of music and partner dance.
What is Argentina?
This African country has Spanish as an official language.
What is Equatorial Guinea?
This instrument is a metal scraper that helps create the distinctive rhythm heard in merengue.
What is the güira?
This Colombian author wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude and received the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Who is Gabriel García Márquez?
The word “raíces” appears in our HHM theme, Celebrando Nuestras Raíces. What does raíces mean in English?
Roots.
Hispanic Heritage Month begins on September 15 rather than September 1 because September 15 marks an important historical anniversary for several Central American countries. What event do these countries celebrate?
Their independence from Spain / Independence Day.