First Children Encyclopedia

Mexico and Central America

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Shrimp

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PORT-AU-PRINCE

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West Indies
To the east of Central America is a
chain of tropical islands called the
West Indies. The weather here is
warm all year, but hurricanes
can strike in summer.
Dominican
Republic
Jamaica
Green turtle
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TEGUCIGALPA
MANAGUA
SAN SALVADOR
Chichén Itzá
Bananas
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BELMOPAN
GUATEMALA CITY
Grapefruit
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Puerto Rico
(USA)
Panama Canal
The man-made Panama Canal
links the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. About 12,000 ships
pass through it every year,
making it one of the world’s
busiest waterways.
Belize
Panama Canal
PANAMA CITY
Spider monkey
Cut the leafy
top off a pineapple
and plant it in a pot of soil. If 
you keep it in a greenhouse,
it will grow into a
pineapple plant.
SANTO
DOMINGO
Barbados
St Lucia
Dominica
Palm tree
Yacht
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