The Countries that started it all
After a bloody civil war, this Central American country abolished their military on December 1st 1948
What is Costa Rica?
Commonly made from corn flour and filled with refried beans, cheese, squash and/or chicharrón, this dish was declared the national dish of El Salvador in 2005.
What are pupusas?
This author used the fictional town of "Macondo" as the setting of one of their most famous novels
Who is Gabriel Garcia Marquez
This is the connection point between the Pacific and Atlantic
The Panama Canal
Cuban physician Carlos Juan Finlay was the first scientist to link yellow fever with this insect.
What are mosquitos?
With over 18 million residents, this country is the largest by population in Central America
What is Guatemala?
This is a traditional Mexican dish that is used as a hangover cure
What is menudo
This author is the daughter of a Chilean President who was killed in a US-backed coup in the 1970s
Who is Isabel Allende
This country is home to the tallest mountain outside of Asia
Argentina
Born in México, Luis Miramontes was granted U.S. Patent 2,744,122 for progestin norethindrone, which is the main ingredient in this type of medication
What are oral contraceptives/birth control?
This country, known as the Land of Volcanoes, is the only Central American country that does not border the Caribbean Sea.
What is El Salvador?
Literally translated as "spotted rooster" in English, this dish is the national dish of both Costa Rica and Nicaragua
What is Gallo Pinto?
This is type of music and dance, originating in the Dominican Republic & Haiti is now popular throughout the world
What is Merengue
These are the only two landlocked nations in Central and South America
What are Bolivia and Paraguay
Graciela V.O. de Cuadros, born in Ecuador was granted a patent for a support on a devise that is commonly used as a relaxing, napping tool.
What is a hammock?
The Archaeological Park of Copan in this country houses a Hieroglyphic Staircase that contains the largest written text in the world.
What is Honduras?
Argentina has a coastline of 3,100 miles, yet this is the national dish of Argentina.
What is asado/parilla?
Also known as the Prince of Reggaeton, this Colombian singer has sold over 36 million records and singles like Ay Vamos and Mi Gente
Who is J Balvin?
This country has the largest lake in Central America
What is Nicaragua (Lago Nicaragua)
Jozsef Biró Laszlo is recognized for inventing this device that uses a metal ball to prevent ink from drying
What is a ballpoint pen?
In 1990, this country voted in the first democratically-elected woman head of state in the Americas, Violeta Chamorro.
What is Nicaragua?
What is Pepian
These two iconic artists are on either side of the unique 500 peso bill which was released to mark the centennial of the Mexican Revolution
Who are Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera?
This country was entered into the Guinness Book of World Records in 2015 as the most likely place to see lightning
What is Venezuela
Born in Guatemala City, Dr. Luis Von Ahn was granted U.S. Patent 8,555,353 for "Methods and Apparatuses for Controlling Access to Computer Systems and for Annotating Media Files", also known as this system used for distinguishing human from machine input to prevent spam
What is Captcha?