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CENTRAL AMERICAAinoa, Amanda, Irene and Belén
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LOCATION
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Countries of Central AmericaAntigua and Barbuda
Capital: Saint John’s Language: English
Bahamas Capital: Nassau Language: English
Barbados Capital: Bridgetown Language: English
Belize Capital: Belmopan Language: English, Espanish
Costa Rica Capital: San Jose Language: Spanish
Cuba Capital: Havana Language: Spanish
Dominica Capital: Roseau Language: English, French
Dominican Republic
Capital: Santo Domingo
Language: Spanish
El salvador Capital: San salvador
Language: Spanish
Grenada Capital: Saint george’s
Language: English
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Countries of Central AmericaGuatemala Capital: Guatemala Language: Spanish
Haiti Capital: Port-au-prince
Language: French, Kriol
Hondures Capital: Tegucigalpa
Language: Spanish
Jamaica Capital: Kingston Language: English
Mexico Capital: Mexico City Language: Spanish
Nicaragua Capital: Managua Language: Spanish
Panama Capital: Panama Language: Spanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Capital: Basse Terre Language: English
Saint Lucia Capital: Castries Language: English
Sant Vincent and les Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown Language: English
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OCEANSIt is surrounded by:
Pacific Ocean Caribbean Ocean
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CLIMATECentral America has a tropical humid climate.It has no real winter; even the coldest month
averages above 18 °C, with summers of 27 to 28 °.
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ANIMALS AND PLANTSIn Central America there are lots of
animals because there are lots of rainforests. Also, there are lots of animals because Central America is a tropical place and it’s a place where plants grow very well. There are lots of types: • Mammals• Reptiles• Birds
• Insects• Amphibians
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RiversThere are three important rivers in central
America; Usumacinta, Motagua and Matagalpa .
RIVERS
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Waterfalls In Central America there are many waterfalls and very
beautiful.
Fortuna waterfall Costa Rica 70-75 m
Hidden Valley falls Belize 457 m
Eyipantla fallsVeracruz, México40 m wide and 50 m high
Chilasco falls
Guatemala 133 m
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Mountains and volcanoes
Volcanoes:The volcano Chiriqui (Panamá): 3 475 mThe volcano Irazu (Costa Rica): 3 432 m
Mountains:Mountain Fabrega (Panamá): 3 335 mMountain Itamut (Panamá): 3 279 mMountain Echandi (Panamá): 3 162 m
Central America is famous for its volcanoes, there are some here:
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Earthquakes and tsunamis
There are many earthquakes in Central America.
There was an earthquake in Haiti, on 12/1/2012.
There was an earthquake in Costa Rica, on 5/9/2012.
Video of an earthquake in Costa Rica: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqBLgc2UQc
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DesertsThere are two important deserts in central
America:Sonoran Desert(Mexico, 311 000 km2 )Chihuahuan Desert( Mexico, 520 000 km2 )
Sonoran desertChihuahuan desert
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CuriositiesOn 31/10/2012, a meteorite fell into the
Popocatepetl volcano.The Popocatepetl volcano is in Mexico.Still it is not known which was.This is the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla
yer_detailpage&v=MjLwWVRkxG4#t=37s
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Other curiositiesThe Sancocho is a soup made of meat, tubers, vegetables and spices, very typical of the Dominican Republic.
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