This country was the last in the Americas to abolish slavery.
What is Brazil, 1888
100
This man is the first indigneous president in South America
Who is Evo Morales, Bolivia
100
This religion, which originated in Salvador and Bahia, is practiced by over 30 million Brazilians.
What is Candomble
100
This common parasitic illness, which left untreated leads to heart failure and eventually death, is caused by the "kissing bug" found exclusively in Latin America?
What is Chagas disease.
100
"Bajans" are people from this Caribbean country
What is Barbados
200
This country has no Vice President or second in command
Mexico
200
This Central American indigenous group, known for its colorful molas, has the highest incidence of albinism of any single population in the world
What are the Kuna.
200
This sect of Catholicism originated in the Andean countries and was a powerful ideological force throughout the second half of the 20th century.
What is Liberation Theology
200
This Caribbean country made abortion, even in the case of danger to the mother, illegal in 2009
What is the Dominican Republic
200
"Haiti" means "mother earth" in the language spoken by this now extinct indigenous group
Taino
300
This country created its own time zone in 2007.
What is Venezuela
300
The words tapioca, tapir, toucan, and jaguar all trace their origins back to this indigenous language spoken mainly in Paraguay and in the tri-border region.
What is Guarani
300
This famous colonial figure is largely seen as the father of human rights in Latin America
Bartolome de Las Casas
300
This disease is the leading cause of adult blindness in Latin America
What is "River Blindness" or Onchoceriasis
300
The use of the term "Latin America" was championed by this country in place of "Hispano America"
What is France
400
Along with Aruba and Curacao, this "Diver's Paradise" is one of three Caribbean nations located outside of the Hurricane Belt
What is Bonaire.
400
Many communities of this indigenous group, living on the Caribbean coast of Central America, use English as a primary language
What is Garifuna
400
Practicioners of this Caribbean religion must spend one whole year "making saint" by following strict religious practices and dressing entirely in white.
What is Santeria
400
This is the leading cause of death for children under five in Haiti
What is diarrheal disease.
400
Xaymaca, meaning "land of wood and fruit" is the origin of the name of this country.
What is Jamaica
500
The "Parsely Massacre" took place on the border between these two countries
Haiti/Dominican Republic
500
This language is the most prevalent indigenous language in Latin America, with over 14 million speakers.
Quechua.
500
This person is the greatest Haiti Team Chief since the beginning of time. I did not write this.
Who is Haitian Hackett
500
In 2001, the U.S. withdrew its formal WTO complaint against Brazil for manufacturing this product.