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Communist dictator of Cuba for the second half of the 20th century.
Who was Fidel Castro?
The other ancient civilization from Latin America, whose fierce, warlike people inhabited the Peruvian Andes.
Who were the Incas?
The harbor of this famous city in Brazil is considered one of the seven natural wonders of the world.
What is Rio de Janeiro?
This country connects Central America to South America. Bonus: to which South American Country does it connect?
What is Panama?
Famous annual festival in Rio de Janiero, Brazil celebrated just before the season of Lent.
What is the Carnival?
"The Liberator" of Bolivia during the revolutionary period of Latin America of the early 1800s.
Who was Simon Bolivar?
This country controlled Brazil for 300 years.
What is Portugal?
The capital city of Argentina.
What is Buenos Aires?
Most populous city in Central America.
What is Guatamala City?
Religion most widely practiced in Central and South America
What is Roman Catholicism
Who was Edward Teach, a.k.a. Blackbeard?
Christopher Columbus landed on this island, part of the Bahamas, in 1492.
What is San Salvador?
Range where many Alpacas roam.
What are the Andes Mountains?
The Blue-footed Booby is one of many unique species found on these remote islands off the west coast of South America. Bonus: which famous naturalist visited these islands in 1835?
What are the Galapagos Islands?
At least half of Haiti practices this "fusion of Catholicism, sorcery, and African animism."
What is voodoo?
Communist president of Venezuela from 1999-2013 who maintained close ties to Cuba during his reign.
Who was Hugo Chavez?
Name given to the series of battles fought between Argentina and Britain over control of islands off the coast of Argentina.
What was the Falklands War?
Place where the famous Moai figures--giant stone heads--can be found.
What is Easter Island?
Island in the Greater Antilles that experiences the worst earthquakes.
What is Haiti?
Word given to the act of mixing of opposing religions or philosophies and used to refer to the Latin American tendency to merge Christianity with pagan beliefs and practices.
What is syncretism?
Famous First Lady of Argentina, affectionately known as Evita. Bonus points: name her husband, president of Argentina elected after WWII.
Who was Eva Peron?
Nicaragua suffered an especially violent history under this Marxist group in the 1980s.
What were the Sandanistas?
Famous geographical landmark consisting of around 275 waterfalls, forming the border between Brazil and Argentina.
What is Iguazu Falls?
The Itaipu dam lies on the border of Brazil, Argentina, and this other South American Country
What is Paraguay?
Followers of this movement believe that Selassie I (Etheopia's emperor in 1930) as the returned messiah.
What is the Rastafari movement?