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Latin America and the Caribbean

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Border Towns   town close to the boundary between two countries stats, or regions. Usually the term implies that is is one of the things the town is most famous  
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Caribbean Sea   an arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America; the origin of the Gulf Stream  
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Galapagos Island   a group of islands in the Pacific off South America; owned by Ecuador, known for unusual animal life  
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Panama Canal   a ship canal 40 miles long across the Isthmus of Panama built by US, joins the Atlantic Ocean and the Pacific Ocean and a key conduit for international maritime trade  
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Rio do Janeiro   2nd largest city of Brazil; chief Brazilian port, famous as a tourist attraction  
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Yucatan Peninsula   a peninsula in Central America extending into the Gulf of Mexico between the Bay of Campeche and the Caribbean Sea  
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Amazon   large river in South America  
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Andes   mountain range in South America along the western cost  
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Carnival   a festival marked by merrymaking and processions, festive season which occurs immediately before Lent, the main events are usually during February  
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Where is Mexico?   Mexico is just South of the US border  
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What countries make up Central America?   Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama  
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What countries make up South America?   Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Guiana  
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What are the four bodies of water near Mexico?   Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea  
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What is the only major mountain range?   Andes  
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Which dessert is perhaps the driest dessert in the world?   Atacama  
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What is is by far the most visited destination in South America?   Brazil  
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What is the capital of Mexico?   Mexico City  
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The Baja Peninsula   visitors travel to bargin at the thousand little shops, engage in nightlife, and to say they’ve been to Mexico  
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The Mexican Riviera   famous for it’s resorts including Puerto Vallarta, Acapulco, Mazatlan  
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The Copper Canyon   almost as dramatic as Arizona’s Grand Canyon, stretches through North-central Mexico, train rides available  
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The Colonial Region   Mexico was long a Spanish colony and briefly a French one, remnants of this colonial past mark many of Mexico’s inland cities  
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How is the weather in the winter in Mexico?   warm, dry, and inviting  
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What are the four misgivings about Mexico?   Sickness, Language Barrier, Poverty is a problem-crime, corruptions, street begging, Food disagrees with some people  
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