Countries & Capitals
This country's capital is Mexico city.
What is Mexico?
This Mexican painter is known for self-portraits and works inspired by Mexican culture.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
This is the widely spoken language that developed from Latin and is the official language of many countries in Latin America.
What is Spanish?
This Mexican dish is often made with a tortilla folded around fillings.
What are tacos?
In the United States, this month begins on September 15 and celebrates the histories, cultures, and contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities.
What is Hispanic Heritage Month?
This South American country’s capital is Lima.
What is Peru?
This Puerto Rican singer is often called the “Queen of Salsa.”
Who is Celia Cruz?
This Mexican holiday honors and remembers loved ones who have died.
What is Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead?
This music and dance style from the Dominican Republic is known for its partner dancing and guitar-based sound.
What is bachata?
This ancient civilization built the city of Chichén Itzá in what is now Mexico.
Who were the Maya?
This Central American country has San José as its capital.
What is Costa Rica?
This Chilean poet won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945.
Who is Gabriela Mistral?
This Mexican celebration features colorful paper banners often used as decorations.
What are papel picado?
This music genre from Jamaica became popular across the Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Latin America, with artists adding their own regional styles.
What is reggae music?
This civilization built its capital, Tenochtitlan, where Mexico City is now located.
Who were the Aztecs, or Mexica?
This South American country’s capital is Bogotá.
What is Colombia?
This Mexican-American labor leader helped organize farmworkers and co-founded the United Farm Workers.
Who is César Chávez?
This Indigenous language of the Andes is spoken in parts of Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, and neighboring countries.
What is Quechua?
This Mexican sauce can be made with chiles, spices, and sometimes chocolate.
What is mole?
This South American civilization built a vast empire in the Andes, with its capital at Cusco.
Who were the Incas?
This landlocked South American country has Asunción as its capital.
What is Paraguay?
This Argentine scientist won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1970 for research on sugar nucleotides and their role in making carbohydrates.
Who is Luis Federico Leloir?
This landlocked South American country has Asunción as its capital.
What is Paraguay?
This Afro-Cuban music style combines Spanish song traditions with African rhythms and is closely associated with Cuba.
What is son cubano?
This date marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States because several Latin American countries celebrate independence around this time.
What is September 15?