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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