EL SALVADOR
Education up to ninth grade is free in the country.
MEXICO
Mexico has 68 official languages.
SPAIN
Spain produces over half of the world's olive oil.
COLOMBIA
Colombia is the world's leading source of emeralds and its coffee is world-renown.
ARGENTINA
By land area, Argentina is the 2nd largest country in South America and the 8th largest country in the world.
PERU
Peru contains the second largest segment of the Amazon rainforest after Brazil.
VENEZUELA
The world's tallest waterfall, Angel Falls, is located in Venezuela.
CHILE
The national sport of Chile is Rodeo which is still very popular in rural areas of the country.
ECUADOR
Charles Darwin developed his Theory of Coral Atolls in the Galapagos Islands.
GUATEMALA
The first-ever chocolate bar was invented in Guatemala during the Mayan times.
CUBA
The game of dominoes is extremely popular in Cuba.
BOLIVIA
Bolivia is home to the Salar de Uyuni Salt Flats. Check it out.
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
The capital of the Dominican Republic–Santo Domingo–is the oldest city in the new world.
HONDURAS
The five stars on the Honduran flag represent the five countries of Central America.
PARAGUAY
Paraguay is a bilingual nation: Guaraní is its first language and Spanish, it's second.
NICARAGUA
The oldest city in Central America is the Ruins of Leon Viejo, Nicaragua which is over 1500 years old.
COSTA RICA
Costa Rica hosts more than 5% of the world's biodiversity even though its landmass only takes up .03% of the planet's surface.
PANAMA
Panama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
URUGUAY
Uruguay's national anthem, which lasts more than five minutes, is the world's longest in performance duration.
PUERTO RICO
Puerto Rico competes individually in the Olympics each year and they have won six medals total.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
It is the only country in Africa to have Spanish as an official language.
September 15th to October 15th is a national Hispanic Heritage Month. I believe that a fun way to explore how diverse and amazing Hispanic Heritage is could be by finding a fun fact about each of the Spanish speaking countries. I think sometimes people generalize about cultures different than their own, like Hispanic and Latine culture. By showing a little factoid about each different country, it shows how each country has a unique culture.
I hope you find a fun way to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month and I hope you found these facts interesting!
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