Unidad 1 - Latin American Countries Flashcards
What is Brazil’s famous monument?
The statue of Christ the Redeemer
(Large grey guy with his arms out in a t-pose🗽)
What is Chile’s famous monument?
Easter island
(887 extant statues🗿)
***FUN FACT: one of the most isolated islands on earth
(Officially a territory of Chile)
What is Uruguay’s famous monument?
La Mano
“The hand” (5 human fingers partially emerging from the sand🤚🏼)
What is Panamá’s famous monument?
Panama Canal
(Know as a “transit” country🌉)
***FUN FACT: their biodiversity is higher than the U.S, Canada and Europe combined
What is Belice’s famous monument?
Mayan Ruins
(Old Aztec temples in rainforest🛕)
What is dominica republic’s famous monument?
Known for their beautiful resorts/getaways and beaches 🏝️
What is Spain’s famous monument?
Their city Barcelona🏰
What is Ecuador’s famous monument?
Mitad del Mundo
“Middle of the world” (supposedly the imaginary line that divides northern and southern hemispheres🧭)
What is Peru’s famous monument?
Machu Picchu
(15th century inca citadel located on a mountain ridge⛰️)
What is Cuba’s famous…
- Producto
- Lugar
- Persona famosa
- Isla
- Los habanos (the cigars)
- la Habana (Havana)
- El Che Guevara (major figure of the Cuban revolution)
- Es una isla
What is Columbia’s famous…
- Producto
- Lugar
- Persona famosa
- Fiesta
- El Café (the coffee)
- Pacífico y Caribe (Pacific and Caribbean)
- García Márquez (first Colombian to win a Nobel prize- novelist and short story writer)
- El carnaval de Barranquilla (important folkloric celebrations)
What is Peru’s famous…
- Producto
- Lugar
- Persona Famosa
- El ceviche (seafood dish w/ diced raw fish/shrimp marinated in citrus juice)
- El Machu Picchu (famous monument)
- Vargas Llosa (Peruvian politician- one of Latin America’s most significant novelist and essayist)
Study the map of SOUTH AMERICA…
Refer to notes
What is the capital city of Ecuador?
Quito
What is the capital city of Perú
Lima
