Central America

The Olmecs were the first civilization in the area, from about 1200 B.C. to 400 B.C. The Maya flourished in the rainforests in the north from about 250 A.D. to 900 A.D.

the leading cause has been the need to clear rural lands for cattle pasture

Spain and Portugal did.

The absolute location of the capital La Paz is (16° S, 68° W).

I will answer this in order to clarify the wrong notion that "Central America" is a continent. The Western Hemisphere has only two continents: North America & South America. The most southern country in North America is Panama. The confusion lies with the "look" of the geography. What I mean by that is that the small string of countries south of Mexico, namely Belize, Honduras. Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, & Panama, because they "seem" to be a separate part of the Western Hemisphere are called "Central America" . That name is a informal one, not a real geographic reality.

Belize, Costa Rica, el salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, nicargua, and panama

no, Mexico is not a part of central America it is a part of north America

The country whose capital is closets to Mexico is Belize

farming

America participates in a mixed economy.

The United States.

Cloud Forest

The process of subduction is responsible for the formation of the mountains of Central America and the western northern continent.

One 'One' is incorrect ~ there are no communist countries in Central America.
Cuba

Central America is conformed by Guatemala, Honduras, Belize, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama. Each country has a different type of economy, but in general terms, all of them are developing countries where agriculture has an important share on the GDP, followed by services and commerce. Most of these countries export natural resources, such as tropical fruit or bauxite.

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El Salvador is the only country in Central America that has only a Pacific Coast. To its east, Belize similarly has only a Caribbean coast.

Christopher Columbus, who was sent by Spain, landed in the Carribean Islands and claimed territory there. There is your start.

No. The United States is often mistakenly known as "North America", but North America is a subcontinent that spans Canada, Greenland, the United States, Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean.

The countries which are considered to be a part of Central America are Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Some geographers also include five states of Mexico: Quintana Roo, Yucatn, Campeche, Tabasco, and Chiapas.

To convert the Native American populations into Roman Catholicism.

Chichen Itza

There are 7 countries in Central America and 6 out of the 7 use Spanish as an official language.
Spanish expect in Belize where they speak English
I believe it is Spanish.
Spanish and in Belize they speak Spanish and English
Spanish and Native American languages.
English Spanish Chinese Japanese french and Korean

Total: 78,200 sq km land: 75,990 sq km water: 2,210 sq km Panama is a country as opposed to just any old area. It is the Southern most part of North America, and lies between Costa Rica and Columbia.

The longest river in Central America is the Río Coco. The Rio Coco is 750 kilometers long and forms the border of Honduras and Nicaragua.