If you enter the Panama Canal from the Pacific side in what direction will your ship travel to reach the other side Northwest What Central American country is home to the swampy region known as the Mosquito Coast Honduras Which Central American country is most associated with ecotourism and adventure travel Costa Rica In what Central American country are 90 percent of the people of almost pure European descent Costa Rica The capital of Costa Rica is San Jose The Panama Canal was built by The United States John wallace then John Stevens then william gorgas The capital of Honduras is Tegucigalpa The city of Belmopan is located in which country Belize The Panama Canal was originally to be built by French Ferdinand de Lesseps Which of the following countries is known as the Crossroads of the World Panama The capital of Nicaragua is Managua Central America s smallest and most populated country is El Salvador You are sailing in a small boat made of reeds across the world s highest lake with one of the most magnificent mountain views you could ever imagine What is the lake s name and what country are you in Lake Titicaca which straddles the border between Bolivia and Peru By definition deserts are dry with little rainfall and sparse vegetation What desert easily holds the record as being the world s driest desert the Atacama Which country owns Easter Island Chile Which city is Chile s major settlement on Tierra del Fuego Punta Arena Brazil is a big country so big that only two other countries in South America do not share a border with it What two are they Chile and Ecuador Mountains referred to as sugar loaf types because they resemble conical loaves of hard refined sugar are familiar features in a number of lands around the globe The most familiar and certainly most visited is Sugar Loaf Mountain which overlooks a magnificent harbor frequently called the most beautiful in the world Where is this unique peak Rio de Janeiro Brazil Devil s Island the infamous French prison where Alfred Dreyfus was incarcerated and from which Steve McQueen escaped in the movie Papillon is on the coast of French Guiana an overseas department of France Today French Guiana is used as the European Space Agency s launching site This city is a cruise ship port on the northern coast of South America in a country that is generally off limits to most tourism What is the name of this port Cartagena Most of the land of South America lies in the Southern and Western Hemispheres Travelers to Peru are more than likely to take a tour to view a mountain citadel that was built by the ancient Inca and is one of the most remarkable archaeological ruins in the Americas What is its name Machu Picchu The capital of Ecuador is Quito One of the smallest countries in South America He says Uruguay but Suriname is the smallest other small countries include French Guiana Guyana Where is the city of Buenos Aires located Argentina The world s largest river is Amazon The Pampas and Patagonia are located in Argentina The highest peak in the western hemisphere located in Argentina on the border with Chile is Aconcagua South America s only English speaking country is Guyana The following are the only countries in South America which are landlocked with no coast to the Pacific nor the Atlantic Paraguay Bolivia It is considered the largest city in South America S o Paulo The official language of this country is Portuguese Brazil The Amazon river flows through Brazil Manaus The equator a rainforest One of the most popular travel destinations in South America Angel Falls is located in which country Venezuela Brazil s capital is Brasilia Which capital city was destroyed by a major hurricane in 1970 Belmopan The Mayan ruins of Tikal are located in Guatemala In the 19th century Panama was part of Gran Columbia columbia panama venezuela The president of the United States who wanted to build the Panama Canal was Theodore Roosevelt The following country is the most sparsely populated country in Central America Nicaragua
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