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)