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This waterfall in Venezuela is the highest in the world, and featured in the Disney movie "Up!" as "Paradise Falls"
What is Angel Falls?
She is a well known Hispanic American actor and performer with Puerto Rican roots. Her breakout role was as lead role, in the movie Selena.
This is a style of music and a popular food.
What is salsa?
This food was consumed in pre-Columbian Central America as a cold beverage mixed with corn. The taste was bitter because sugar had not been brought by the Europeans yet.
What is cacao (chocolate)?
This is the only country in Central America whose official language is English
What is Belize?
This food is popular in Peru and Ecuador and many seaside regions of Latin America. It consists of fresh, raw cut up fish "cooked" in lemon or lime juice and seasonings.
What is ceviche?
These mountains run through the entire continent of South America and is the longest mountain chain in the world.
What are the Andes?
Who is Simon Bolivar?
This type of music hails from Mexico.
What is Mariachi?
Arepas, a cornmeal patty, is popular in these two countries.
What are Venezuela and Colombia?
This is the only in South America that has two capitals- La Paz and Sucre
What is Bolivia?
This crop is native to the New World and is the heart of Mexican and Central American cuisine. It was so fundamental to human existence that the Maya described how the gods created people from it.
What is corn?
This geographical feature seen mostly in Central America is featured in the movie "Coco". These bodies of water were believed to be connected to the underworld, as were used as places of sacrifice.
What are cenotes?
This Colombian woman was a supermodel before starring in shows such as "Modern Family"
Who is Sofia Vergara?
This type of music and dance, involving guitar and a singer, are national symbols of Spanish culture.
What is flamenco?
Yerba mate, a bitter tea that is considered a superfood, is popular in this country.
What is Argentina?
This country has some of the most genetically diverse population of any in the world.
What is Mexico?
This part of the world is called "Tierra de Fuego". It is separated from what continent by the Strait of Magellan?
What is Antarctica?
This is the highest navigable lake in the world. It borders Peru and Bolivia.
What is Lake Titicaca?
This Puerto Rican man is the creator of Hamlet, a smash Broadway hit.
Who is Lin Manuel Miranda?
This singer is one of the most famous singers in Latin America, and is a popular crossover artist in the United States.
Who is Marc Anthony?
The superfood "acai", similar to a blueberry, comes from this country.
What is Brazil?
This famous singer is of Colombian and Lebanese descent.
Who is Shakira?
This geographical feature can be found in Central America. It is made up of the countries of Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama
What is an isthmus?
This is an archipelago off the coast of Argentina. The islands are English speaking because they are a British overseas territory.
What are the Falkland Islands?
She was the first Hispanic American woman to become a Supreme Court Justice.
Who is Sonya Sotomayor?
This instrument is a fundamental part of Vallenato, a music genre exclusive to Colombia.
What is the accordion?
These rodents are an important staple of South American cuisine in countries such as Ecuador and Peru.
What is cuy, or guinea pig?
This desert is one of the driest in the world. Some parts of it have never seen rainfall, and part of it's surface resembles the moon. It runs from Peru to Chile.
What is the Atacama Desert?
These islands, off the coast of Ecuador, inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution.
What are the Galapagos Islands?