Know Your Latin American Countries
This country is the largest of the Latin American countries with a population of over 128 million people living in 32 states. It has well known traditions such "Dia de los muertos" which also celebrated here in the US.
What is Mexico?
The capital of this country is Guatemala City.
What is Guatemala?
This country is the smallest of the Latin American countries. The name of this country translates to English as "the savior".
What is El Salvador?
"Rich Port"
What is Puerto Rico?
This instrument is two small drums of different sizes joined together and are native to Puerto Rico and Cuba.
What are the bongos?
The name of this country literally means "rich coast".
What is Costa Rica?
The capital of this US territory is San Juan.
What is Puerto Rico?
This country runs along the west border of Argentina and has the Atacama Desert.
What is Chile?
This country has almost half of all the world’s animal and plant species in this country as well as over 30 official languages.
What is Bolivia?
Similar to the güiro from Cuba, the scraper-type instrument, carrasca, is native to this country.
What is Columbia?
More than half of this country's 17.2 million people are Mayan. The rich culture, combined with the geographical wonders of volcanoes, jungles, and black sand beaches, makes this country a prime spot for tourism.
What is Guatemala?
Panama is the home of the passageway connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the Panama Canal. The capital city of Panama is located on the southern end of the canal. The name of this capital also shares its name with a coastal city in Florida.
What is Panama City?
A large city in this country, Medellín, which was once the most dangerous city in the world, is now a prime tourist spot with impressive technological innovations and street art.
What is Columbia?
Although this territory is considered a part of Latin America it is governed by France and the European Union.
What is Martinique?
The marimba is native to the southern part of this country.
What is Mexico?
There are a total of twelve independent countries that form South America with 424.1 million people living amongst it 10 Latin American countries. Approximately half of the Latin American population live in this country.
What is Brazil?
This capital city of Argentina is also the country's largest city.
What is Buenos Aires?
This country is known as the "Land of the Eternal Summer."
What is the Dominican Republic?
The Latin American part of this territory sits on one side of an island adjacent to the Dutch territory of the same name.
What is Saint Martin?
The clarín, a natural trumpet, is a native of this South American country.
What is Peru?
The marvels of this country includes its high elevation which changes the temperature at which water boils, Darwin made several groundbreaking discoveries, and its location on the equator (which actually gives this country its name!).
What is Ecuador?
Paraguayans make no "assumption" about the importance of this city. Over 525,000 of the country's 7.2 million people live in this capital city.
What is Asunción ?
French and Creole are listed as the official languages of this country.
What is Haiti?
This country shares a border with Guatemala, and as such shares in the rich Mayan culture.
What is Honduras?
The button accordion known as the bandoneón is one of the primary instruments of the tango of Uruguay and this country in South America.
What is Argentina?