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Central America Map Quiz

Central America is a land of beautiful beaches, lush rainforests, and ancient ruins. It's also the home of diverse cultures and traditions. The region is made up of seven countries: Belize, Costa…

Central America

(Encyclopedia) Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific.…

Panama, country, Central America

(Encyclopedia) CE5 PanamaPanamapănˈəmäˌ [key], Span. Panamá, officially Republic of Panama, republic (2015 est. pop. 3,657,000), 29,760 sq mi (77,081 sq km), occupying the Isthmus of Panama, which…

Mosquitia

(Encyclopedia) Mosquitia, region, Central America: see Mosquito Coast.

North American Nebula

(Encyclopedia) North American Nebula, bright diffuse nebula in the northern constellation Cygnus about 1000 light-years away; cataloged as NGC 7000. It has a configuration resembling parts of Canada…

Tajumulco

(Encyclopedia) TajumulcoTajumulcotäh&oomacr;m&oomacr;lˈkō [key], inactive volcano, 13,816 ft (4,211 m) high, W Guatemala. It is the highest mountain in Central America.

Tacaná

(Encyclopedia) TacanáTacanátäkänäˈ [key], volcano, 13,333 ft (4,064 m) high, on the Mexico-Guatemala boundary; second highest peak in Central America. Major eruptions occurred in 1855 and 1878.

Penutian

(Encyclopedia) PenutianPenutianpən&oomacr;ˈshən [key], linguistic family, or stock, of Native Americans of North and Central America. See Native American languages.