Word Associations for the 21 Spanish-speaking Countries
Word Associations for the 21 Spanish-speaking Countries
(These are the countries that have Spanish as the OFFICIAL language)
1. Argentina
the largest Spanish-speaking country in South America, first lady, Eva Peron wanted her body to be kept in a glass case for her people to always see, it looks like a seahorse
2. Bolivia
the larger of the 2 landlocked countries, it has 2 capitals, the Inca were from here, too
3. Chile
the long thin country in South America that sounds like a piece of food, Easter Island is part of Chile
4. Colombia
grows drugs and coffee, the singer, Shakira is from here, it’s dangerous for us to visit there
5. Costa Rica
translates to “rich coast”, a lot of people go on “eco-tours” through the rain forest here
6. Cuba
a communist island country located 90 miles off the Florida coast, Fidel Castro has been a dictator since 1959 (we’re waiting on him to pass on), “Wet Foot/Dry Foot” law applies to Cubans
7. Dominican Republic
it is the right half of a small island, the baseball player, Sammy Sosa is from here
8. Ecuador
translates to “equator”, located right on the equator, Chrisitina Aguilera’s father is from here, The Galapagos Islands are part of Ecuador, the Inca were from here, too
9. El Salvador
means “the savior”
10. Equatorial Guinea
the tiny and only Spanish-speaking country in Africa, the capital is an island, the ruler is rich and most of the people are poor
11. Guatemala
first country in Central America where they make worry dolls, right up under Mexico, the Maya Indian were from here, too
12. Honduras
where ”Left-Eye”, of TLC passed on in a car accident, the Maya Indian were from here, too
13. Mexico
our neighbor to the south and the only Spanish-speaking country in North America, the Aztec Indians were from the north, the Maya Indians were from the south, the Aztecs created the round calendar
14. Nicaragua
the word for “water “ is in it and it’s the largest country in Central America
15. Panama
the Panama Canal is here (the canal that lowers boats) and we gave control of the Canal back to Panama, the U.S. dollar is used there
16. Paraguay
the smaller of the two landlocked countries in South America and the larger “twin” to Uruguay because it’s bigger and their spelling is similar
17. Peru
where Machu Picchu is located, its shape looks like a man yawning, a pig or a seahorse, the Inca were from here, too
18. Puerto Rico
translates to “rich port” , it’s a commonwealth of the U.S., Roberto Clemente, singer Ricky Martin and J-Lo’s husband, Marc Anthony and J-lo’s family ancestors are from here, uses our currency
19. Spain
is a peninsula, still has a queen and king, the only Spanish-speaking country in Europe famous people from Spain: female matador, Cristina Sanchez, actor, Antonio Banderas, actress Penelope Cruz and singer, Enrique Iglesias
20. Uruguay
the smaller “twin” to Paraguay because it’s the smaller and their spelling is similar
21. Venezuela
Mariah Carey’s father is from here,its President, Hugo Chavez does not like the U.S.
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