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 Latino 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!
EL SALVADOR
Photo by Mauricio Cuéllar on UnsplashEducation up to ninth grade is free in the country.
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Photo by Random Institute on UnsplashColombia is the world's leading source of emeralds and its coffee is world-renown.
ARGENTINA
Photo by Fernando Távora on UnsplashBy land area, Argentina is the 2nd largest country in South America and the 8th largest country in the world.
PERU
Photo by Willian Justen de Vasconcellos on UnsplashPeru contains the second largest segment of the Amazon rainforest after Brazil.
CHILE
en.m.wikipedia.orgThe national sport of Chile is Rodeo which is still very popular in rural areas of the country.
ECUADOR
Photo by Doina Gavrilov on UnsplashCharles Darwin developed his Theory of Coral Atolls in the Galapagos Islands.
GUATEMALA
Photo by Clovis Castaneda on UnsplashThe first-ever chocolate bar was invented in Guatemala during the Mayan times.
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DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
Photo by Ruddy Corporan on UnsplashThe capital of the Dominican Republic–Santo Domingo–is the oldest city in the new world.
HONDURAS
Photo by Héctor Emilio Gonzalez on UnsplashThe five stars on the Honduran flag represent the five countries of Central America.
PARAGUAY
Photo by Katelyn Barone on UnsplashParaguay is a bilingual nation: Guaraní is its first language and Spanish, it's second.
NICARAGUA
Photo by Hermes Rivera on UnsplashThe oldest city in Central America is the Ruins of Leon Viejo, Nicaragua which is over 1500 years old.
COSTA RICA
Photo by Berti Benbanaste on UnsplashCosta Rica hosts more than 5% of the world's biodiversity even though its landmass only takes up .03% of the planet's surface.
PANAMA
Photo by Zdeněk Macháček on UnsplashPanama is the only place in the world where you can see the sun rise on the Pacific and set on the Atlantic.
URUGUAY
Photo by Guilherme Hellwinkel on UnsplashUruguay's national anthem, which lasts more than five minutes, is the world's longest in performance duration.
PUERTO RICO
Photo by Alex George on UnsplashPuerto Rico competes individually in the Olympics each year and they have won six medals total.
EQUATORIAL GUINEA
www.flickr.comIt is the only country in Africa to have Spanish as an official language.
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