Central America

1. It is said that on Christopher Columbus' last voyage to America he exclaimed: 'Thank God, we are safely out of these depths!' when he came across the offshore islands of Honduras. In Spanish Honduras means depths, giving the country it's name, or so the story goes.

2. Honduras is the second largest country in central America.

3. Hurricane Mitch, which hit Honduras in 1998, caused more than 2 billion dollars worth of damage.

4. Honduras is 80% mountainous.

5. Honduras has a total population of 7.3 million and with more than 1 million unemployed, Honduras is one of the poorest countries in America.

6. The Honduras independence day is on the 15th September and is the only national holiday.

7. On 10th September, children are celebrated and receive gifts. This special day is called 'the day of Honduran child'.

You are getting North America confused with Northern America, which is a common mistake. Northern America is a subregion of the continent of North America. It includes Canada, the US, and sometimes Mexico. Central America is also a subregion of North America, sometimes mistakenly included in South America or as a separate continent. No Central American country connects South America to North(ern) America. Panama is connected to South America, but not to Northern America. Guatemala is connected to Northern America, but not to South America.

The three major civilizations of Mesoamerica were the Olmec, Aztec, and Maya. These civilizations developed in the regions what are present day Mexico and Central America. The Olmec are the oldest civilization of these three.

Belize is the northernmost while Panama is the southernmost.

Colombia is located on the northwestern region of South America.

Panama hats do not, in fact, come from Panama. Shocking, I know. They are, and always have been, woven in Ecuador. However, they only gained worldwide popularity when they were exported to Panama. Gold Rush travelers on their way to the mines in California picked up the delicately woven hats as they passed through Panama, and the misleading name was born.

Spain

It affected the people... for the worst. Those that didn't die of European-brought diseases like smallpox, were either massacred or enslaved by the conquistadors. Also their culture was wiped out, or at the very least, merged with the already-existing Spanish culture, the most prominent example of these being the Mexican culture.

No. He only found the islandHispaniola and had thought he landed in India. He never got close to either North or South American. De Leon is the first to step on North America. Columbus is highly overrated as an explorer.

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Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, Anglican, and a little Baptist.

because people from latin America help oyr natin come together as one and help us Americans smuggle illegal stuff latins are important to us becaus eit also brings us brand new foods and cultures and holiday to the united states of America

Costa Rica

The geographical region that connects the continent of North America to the continent of South America is called Central America. Central America is comprised of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Located atop three tectonic plates (North American, Pacific and Cocos Plates), Mexico is one of the most geologically active regions of Earth. This has resulted in a varied topography, which includes the three Sierra Madre mountain ranges, the Mexican Altiplano and the flat lands around the Yucatan Peninsula. Also, The Tropic of Cancer (23° 26' 22'' N) effectively divides the country into northern temperate and southern subtropical zones.

Central America is the central location of Americas, although the area is geographically part of North America. It connects North America with South America and comprises of seven countries. They include Panama, Honduras, Costa Rica, Belize, Guatemala , Nicaragua and El Salvador.

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The Panama-Colombia boundary separates North America and South America. Some state the Isthmus of Panama separates the two, but the Isthmus of Panama is part of North America, as is all of Central America.

Yes, Mexico is part of Latin America. Latin America is loosely defined as those countries in North and South America that speak Spanish, Portuguese or French.

Mexico is considered part of the North American continent.