8.  Cuba:  The most populated country in the entire Caribbean.  Baseball and dominoes are a national obsession of country  Fidel Castro was dictator and eventually gave power to his brother Raúl  México:  Introduced chocolate, corn and chilies to the world  Children don’t receive gifts on xmas day, but on Jan. 6 th (Wise men’s arrival)  The official name of Mexico is Estados Únidos Mexicanos (United Mexican States)

9.  Brasil:  Portuguese is official language  Largest country in South America  Peru:  Machu Picchu- Inca site  Angel Falls located in Venezuela  Tallest waterfall in the world  Spanish speaking island between Cuba and Puerto Rico:  Hispaniola

10.  Costa Rica: “Rich Coast”  American states that is actually Spanish: Arizona-arid zone/the good oak Colorado- red(colored) or ruddy Florida-flowery/florid Montana-mountain Nevada-snowy Texas-friends/allies

11.  Ecuador:  Means equator  Fútbol is most popular sport  Uruguay:  One of the world’s largest producers of soybeans, greasy wool, and a few others  No official religion HW: Find one fact for each remaining SS country.