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Argentina Watch Argentinian TV |
Capital:Buenos Aires |
| Argentina boasts the impressive Igazu falls, grand boulevards and energy of Buenos Aires, Aconcagua which is the highest mountain in the West and the grassy plains in the Center, The Pampas. Vast herds of cattle produce the best steaks in the world and the delicious dulce de leche. |
Population:40.3 million |
| Famous: Che Guevara |
| Popular export: Steak |
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Bolivia Watch Bolivian TV |
Capital:La Paz |
| Unforgetable scenary of the altiplano, canyons, and mountains. Witches market in the highest capital in the world, La Paz. Ruins of Tiwanacu, whose civilisation is the oldest in the Americas. Silver mines of Potosi and colonial city Sucre. Breathtaking beauty of the Uyuni salt flats and Lake Titicaca. |
Population:9.1 million |
| Famous: Jaime Escalante |
| Popular export: Natural Gas |
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Chile Watch Chilean TV |
Capital:Santiago de Chile |
| Chile begins from the spectacular glacier mountains in the South, the vineyards around the capital, Santiago, and all the way to the driest desert in the world, the Atacama. A long thin country, with a rich Pacific coastline, snowcapped Andean mountains and the best empanadas in Latin America. |
Population:16.5 million |
| Famous: Pablo Neruda |
| Popular export: Wine |
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Colombia Watch Colombian TV |
Capital:Bogotá |
| Although safer than a few years ago, anyone brave enough to have travelled to Colombia boasts its the most beautiful Latin country. Festivals all year round, the spanish colonial port of Cartagena, national parks in the North West, the archaeological sites of San Agustín and Tierradentro |
Population:43.2 million |
| Famous: Gabriel García Márquez |
| Popular export: Coffee |
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Dominican Republic Watch Dominican TV |
Capital:Santo Domingo |
| Dominican Republic is not only famous for some of the finest beaches in the world. The Colonial Zone in Santo Domingo, is where Christopher Columbus first settled in all the Americas, and as such is the oldest city of the Americas. Its colonial zone is majestical and boasts the oldest cathedral, hospital, law courts, etc in the Americas. Beautiful people (The Miss World winner has come from here a record number of times), and great merengue music blasting everywhere. |
Population:8.5 million |
| Famous: Juan Luis Guerra |
| Popular export: Merengue Music |
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Ecuador |
Capital:Quito |
| Ecological reservers such as Pululagua, an extinct crator and of course The Galapagos Islands, which inspired Darwin's Theory of Evolution. The white colonial city of Cuenca in the South, the Inca ruin Ingapirca, the amazon jungle to the East and lots of Indian markets selling delightful handicrafts. |
Population:13.8 million |
| Famous: Julio Jaramillo |
| Popular export: Panama hat |
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Honduras Watch Honduran TV |
Capital:Tegucigalpa |
| Rich in Mayan relics and temples, with sites such as Copán. Unspoilt rainforests, coastal National parks - simply use La Ceiba as a base. Fantastic beaches and reefs in Roatán and the other Bay Islands |
Population:7.5 million |
| Famous: Froilán Turcios |
| Popular export: Bananas |
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Mexico Watch Mexican TV |
Capital:Mexico City |
| Full of contrasts - colonial towns, Carribean beaches, indigneous markets, jungles, and ruins from the Mayan and Aztec empires. Most pyramids are found in the Yucatan penisular in the South, whereas breathtaking views from the Chihuahua Pacific Railway can be enjoyed further North. |
Population:108.7 million |
| Famous: Speedy Gonzales |
| Popular export: Spicy fajitas |
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Nicaragua Watch Canal 2 TV |
Capital:Managua |
| The safest country in Central America, with the greenest captial. Nicaragua is well known for its volcanoes and lakes. The stunningly colourful town of Granada rates amongst the best of the colonial towns. |
Population:5.7 million |
| Famous: Daniel Ortega |
| Popular export: Pottery |
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Panama Watch Panama TV |
Capital:Panama City |
| Panama Canal with museum, Soberania National Park with excellent interpretive trails and great for bird watching, rain forest trekking in tour of the virgin rainforest in La Amistad International Park, volcanoes, diving among the Coral Reefs on the Carribean coast line at Bocas del Toro. |
Population:3.3 million |
| Famous: Omar Torrijos Herrera |
| Popular export: Panama Canal |
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Paraguay |
Capital:Asunción |
| Famous for its Jesuit missions, check out San Ignacio Guazú and Trinidad, which has been declared a UNESCO world heritage site. Itaipú Dam has tours of of its world's largest hydroelectic project. Wildlife regions and the vast scrubland of Chaco, home to various indigneous groups. |
Population:6.7 million |
| Famous: Jose Asuncion Flores |
| Popular export: Guarani crafts |
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Peru Watch Peruvian TV |
Capital:Lima |
| Geographically divided into 3 regions, the dry coast with the world's biggest sand dunes of Huacachina (try sandboarding down those), the jungle Amazonian lowlands and the Andes highlands. Using Cusco as a base, and then setting off on the 4-day Inca trail to Machu Pichu must rate as one of the finest things to do in Latin America. |
Population:28.7 million |
| Famous: Sofia Mulanovich |
| Popular export: Inca Cola |
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Puerto Rico Watch Puero Rican TV |
Capital:San Juan |
| Inside the colonial port of Old San Juan, there are 100s of architectural treasures, but the highlight is El Morro Castle. The Río Camuy Cave Park boasts one of the greatest cave networks of the Western Hemisphere. Breathtaking Caribbean beaches, such as Luquillo and Cabo Rojo. |
Population:4.0 million |
| Famous: Ricky Martin |
| Popular export: Piña Colada |
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Spain Watch Spanish TV |
Capital:Madrid |
| Unique Gaudi architecture in Barcelona, Moorish influence and white villages of Andalucia. Roman ruins, football, museums, art galleries, mountain ranges, flamenco, bullfighting, autonomous regions, and some incredible fiestas such as La Tomatina and Pamplona |
Population:45.1 million |
| Famous: Antoni Gaudí |
| Popular export: Paella |
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Uruguay Watch Uruguay TV |
Capital:Montevideo |
| Colonia del Sacramento is an enchanting Portuguese town from the 17th Century which has retained its original charm with cobbled streets running to a riverside. Relax in natural mineral baths at the costal town of Piriapolis. Beautiful Atlantic beaches and resorts in Punta del Este. The National Parks Santa Teresa and San Miguel contain 18th Century fortresses, bird sanctuarys and uncrowded beaches. |
Population:3.5 million |
| Famous: Acuña de Figueroa |
| Popular export: Mate |
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Spanish is also widely spoken and recognised in The United States, Andorra and Equatorial Guinea.
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