| A | B |
|---|
| Perú | potatoes, 3/4 world's alpacas, once in Inca Empire |
| México | volcano rabbits, Aztecs, chocolate |
| Ecuador | geographic center of earth, Galapagos Islands |
| Colombia | "cumbia" music/dance; 93% literacy rate |
| Costa Rica | 25% of land is nature parks/reserves; no army; call themselves "ticos" |
| El Salvador | "land of volcanoes"; smallest country in the Americas |
| Paraguay | no coast; polka music |
| Argentina | "tango" music/dance; gauchos |
| Puerto Rico | U.S. territory; salsa music/dance |
| Guatemala | los Maya |
| Honduras | República de Bananas; poor country |
| Nicaragua | cocoa beans; largest country in Central America |
| Panamá | el canal |
| Venezuela | name means "Little Venice"; over 25,000 species of orchid; Angel Falls, highest in world |
| Bolivia | no coast; mostly "indio" population, two capitals |
| Chile | longest, narrowest country in the world |
| Uruguay | mostly "blancos" (whites) of European descent |
| Guinea Ecuatorial | west coast of Africa; Spanish is one of 2 official languages |
| la República Dominicana | el merengue music/dance; el béisbol |
| Cuba | mambo, rhumba, & cha cha music/dance; arroz con pollo national dish |
| España | "flamenco" music/dance; la guitarra |
