History
What countries colonized Latin America?
Spain and Portugal
This is the largest country in Latin America.(By Land)
Brazil
This genre of music originated in Puerto Rico and became globally popular.
Reggaeton
He is known as “El Libertador” and helped liberate several South American countries.
Simón Bolívar
This language is spoken in most Latin American countries.
Spanish
This revolution (1910–1920) drastically changed Mexico’s political system.
The Mexican Revolution
This mountain range runs along the western side of South America.
The Andes Mountains
This Colombian singer is known for hits like “Hips Don’t Lie.”
Shakira
This Argentine Marxist revolutionary helped lead the Cuban Revolution.
Che Guevara
This famous canal connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Panama Canal
This 1494 treaty divided newly discovered lands between Spain and Portugal.
The Treaty of Tordesillas
This desert in Chile is considered the driest place on Earth.
The Atacama Desert
This Brazilian festival is famous for parades, samba, and elaborate costumes.
Carnival
This Mexican artist is known for her self-portraits and connection to Diego Rivera.
Frida Kahlo
This staple food made from corn is central to many Latin American cuisines.
Tortillas
This U.S.-supported event in 1973 led to the overthrow of Chilean president Salvador Allende.
The Chilean coup d’état
This river is the largest by discharge volume in the world.
Amazon River
This Mexican film genre featuring masked wrestlers became popular in the 20th century.
Lucha Libre cinema
This Cuban leader ruled after the 1959 revolution until 2008.
Fidel Castro
This pre-Columbian civilization built Machu Picchu.
The Inca
This doctrine (1823) warned European powers against colonizing the Americas.
The Monroe Doctrine
This lake between Peru and Bolivia is the highest navigable lake in the world.
Lake Titicaca
This Puerto Rican artist is known as the “King of Reggaeton.”
Daddy Yankee
This Venezuelan military leader became president and launched the Bolivarian Revolution in 1999.
Hugo Chavez
This indigenous language family includes Quechua, spoken widely in the Andes.
Quechua