The states
It depends on your definition of 'low'. Most Latin American nations have a literacy rate of 90% or more, with the exceptions being some of the poorest countries such as Guatemala (70.6%), Nicaragua (67.5%) and Honduras (76.2%)
Spanish is the Official language of the following 5 Central American countries:
Spanish is a Primary language in Nicaragua.
Mexico is not a Central American country. Spanish is the primary (but not official) language there as well.
Tamarindo, Mamones, Mamon Chino, Maranon, Pejibaye, Coconut, Guayaba, Maracuva, Cas, Mango.
they export coffee, clothing, shrimp, banana's, and lobster
Christmas in Honduras is a remarkable holiday. This is the one time of the year where families try to come together. In Catholic families, Christmas is celebrated on December 24th, and traditional families go to Midnight Mass and then get together for what is known as "Cena Navideña" or Christmas Dinner. This meal includes "tamales", roasted pork, roasted turkey and the traditional "torrejas" for dessert. It is a time of rejoicing. Homes are brightly decorated and most families put up a "Nacimiento" or Nativity scene which in smaller towns or very traditional families can take up an entire room. Christmas in Honduras is a remarkable holiday. This is the one time of the year where families try to come together. In Catholic families, Christmas is celebrated on December 24th, and traditional families go to Midnight Mass and then get together for what is known as "Cena Navideña" or Christmas Dinner. This meal includes "tamales", roasted pork, roasted turkey and the traditional "torrejas" for dessert. It is a time of rejoicing. Homes are brightly decorated and most families put up a "Nacimiento" or Nativity scene which in smaller towns or very traditional families can take up an entire room.
Honduras is a country in Central America.
Panama is the country that connects Central America with South America.
Although Mexico and Central America have varying degrees of industrialization, resulting in a wide array of industries, there are some of them that could be considered as 'most common':
Officially, France also qualifies as such. However, within Latin America there are many other countries which have territories that could be considered as part of the region, including the United States (Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands), England (Belize, Jamaica, Falklands Islands), and the Netherlands (Suriname).
It wasn't located in South America at all.
The Maya culture was Mesoamerican (in Central America): from eastern and southern Mexico, through Guatemala, Belize and El Salvador to western Honduras (with the famous Copan ruins).
Some of them would be:
It does have a one an only main dish, but amongst the most common ones is the 'baleadas' which is a thinly hand made flour tortilla with beans, honduran cream, scrambled eggs folded in half. It is usually modified by adding more inside, such as pickled vegetables, chorizo, meat, basically anything you want. It is really common and cheap, which basically earns the heart and stomach of most hondurans.
Brazil - settled by the Portuguese
Guyana - settled first by the Dutch, then by the British
Suriname - settled by the Dutch
French Guiana - settled by the French
spanish and portuguese are the most widely spoken languages
The largest country in Latin America is Brazil, with 8,514,877 square kilometers (3,287,612 sq mi) of area. It is roughly the same size of the whole United States.
It is followed by Argentina with 2,780,400 square kilometers (1,073,500 sq mi) and Mexico with 1,964,375 square kilometers (758,449 sq mi).
The capital of Ecuador, Quito, is located on the equator.
Burkina Faso is the world's sixty third largest country by population with 15,730,977 as of July 1st, 2010.
The Congo is the world's sixty third largest country by land mass at 342,000 sq km.
1. uneven distribution of land
2. wealth has led to many uprisings
3. disputes in Central America since the 1960s
4. Government issues
they brought tribes under their control and built a great empire