Latin American Culture. Sports: Soccer Other Sports: Jai alai, Volleyball, Baseball Jai alai.

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Latin American Culture

Sports: Soccer

Other Sports: Jai alai, Volleyball, Baseball Jai alai

Religions Roman Catholic, Santeria, Voodoo, and Rastafarianism

Minor Religions Santeria Voodoo Rastafarianism

Holidays and Festivals El Dia de los Muertos Day of the Dead Catholic Holidays : All Saints and All Souls Nov. 1 st and 2nd

Carnival Held 46 days prior to Easter Huge, multi-day party before Lent (giving up something )

Resources Tropical/Exotic Hardwoods Minerals in abundance Oil fields

Art and Artists Murals and Mosaics Diego Rivera Mural

Architecture Spanish Colonialism Caribbean Style

Food Tamales Empanadas Brazilian Churrasco (BBQ)

Food Continued Various Chilies Papaya Acai Avocado Star Fruit Passion Fruit

Plantations Coffee is a cash crop. Plantations found in Colombia, Brazil, and Costa Rica.

Other Plantations Banana Plantations: 4 th most consumed Food in the world. Most found in Central America and Caribbean. Sugar Cane Plantations: Found in Caribbean Cacao (Chocolate) Plantations: Brazil and Ecuador

Illegal Drugs Cocaine Fields Marijuana Map showing flow of illegal drugs into USA

Drug Cartels Medellin and Cali Cartels were powerful in Colombia. Currently over 300 drug smuggling organizations. Leaders are being extradited to the US Pablo Escobar Colombian Drug Lord Manuel Noriega Panama Dictator Drugs, Murder, etc

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