SPANISH 201 FINAL CULTURE #17
La Panamerica - correct answer 2.500 (1550 miles)kilometers from south of mexico to
Panama, Capital cities: Panama City, San Jose, Managua, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador,
and Guatemala city, Volcanoes: Poas in Costa Rica, Mayan Ruins of Tikal and Copan
in Guatemala and Honduras, Panamericana is a road from Alaska to Patagonia, but
Tapon del Darien es un 90 kilometer break in the road
El Canal de Panama - correct answer owned by the USA until 1999, 14000 buquess per
year,
Chirripo National Park - correct answer land of eternal water, jaguares, tapires y
quetzales
Lake Nicaragua - correct answer Near Managua the capital city, Fresh water tiburones,
Islas de la Bahia - correct answer northern coast of Honduras, 95% of of Caribbean
coral species, Roatan, Guanaja and Utila are popular for tourists,
El Salvador - correct answer Famous for Pupusas filled with cheese chicken or pork
Tikal - correct answer Mayan ruins in Guatemala, inspiration for poets and artists, 1977
george lucas filmed star wars
Semana Santa - correct answer Holy week in Antigua Guatemala, carrozas that weigh
3.5 tons, famous alfombras with aserrin and bright colors and flower petals
Dia de la Independencia - correct answer Costa Rica has one of the oldest democracies
in the Americas, Switzerland of America, former president Oscar Sanchez recueved the
2010 Nobel peace prize, Indepedence from spain on September 15th, big parade with
music and lanterns
Carnavales - correct answer Famous Panama carnivals, started in the 20th century,
four days and five nights, parades, floats, masks, food, en Panama City and Las Tablas
San Jeronimo - correct answer City in Nicaraugua famous for 80 pay party, septermber
20th, doesnt end until first weekof december, folk dances, food, catholic tradition
Gioconda Belli - correct answer Nicaraguan poet and writer, political activist and
liberation of women, Linea de Fuego is her famous book of poems, won the Casa de las
Americas award in 1978 and the Mujer Habitada in 1988 award for best political novel,
2010 book El pais de las mujer won the La otra orilla hispoamerica prize
Armando Morales - correct answer Nicaraguan Painter, painted female nudes, everday
scenes, still lives, and historical events
La Panamerica - correct answer 2.500 (1550 miles)kilometers from south of mexico to
Panama, Capital cities: Panama City, San Jose, Managua, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador,
and Guatemala city, Volcanoes: Poas in Costa Rica, Mayan Ruins of Tikal and Copan
in Guatemala and Honduras, Panamericana is a road from Alaska to Patagonia, but
Tapon del Darien es un 90 kilometer break in the road
El Canal de Panama - correct answer owned by the USA until 1999, 14000 buquess per
year,
Chirripo National Park - correct answer land of eternal water, jaguares, tapires y
quetzales
Lake Nicaragua - correct answer Near Managua the capital city, Fresh water tiburones,
Islas de la Bahia - correct answer northern coast of Honduras, 95% of of Caribbean
coral species, Roatan, Guanaja and Utila are popular for tourists,
El Salvador - correct answer Famous for Pupusas filled with cheese chicken or pork
Tikal - correct answer Mayan ruins in Guatemala, inspiration for poets and artists, 1977
george lucas filmed star wars
Semana Santa - correct answer Holy week in Antigua Guatemala, carrozas that weigh
3.5 tons, famous alfombras with aserrin and bright colors and flower petals
Dia de la Independencia - correct answer Costa Rica has one of the oldest democracies
in the Americas, Switzerland of America, former president Oscar Sanchez recueved the
2010 Nobel peace prize, Indepedence from spain on September 15th, big parade with
music and lanterns
Carnavales - correct answer Famous Panama carnivals, started in the 20th century,
four days and five nights, parades, floats, masks, food, en Panama City and Las Tablas
San Jeronimo - correct answer City in Nicaraugua famous for 80 pay party, septermber
20th, doesnt end until first weekof december, folk dances, food, catholic tradition
Gioconda Belli - correct answer Nicaraguan poet and writer, political activist and
liberation of women, Linea de Fuego is her famous book of poems, won the Casa de las
Americas award in 1978 and the Mujer Habitada in 1988 award for best political novel,
2010 book El pais de las mujer won the La otra orilla hispoamerica prize
Armando Morales - correct answer Nicaraguan Painter, painted female nudes, everday
scenes, still lives, and historical events
