This document provides information about the countries, geography, climate, animals, plants, rivers, waterfalls, mountains, volcanoes, earthquakes, deserts, and curiosities of Central America. It lists the capital cities and languages of each country in the region. It notes that Central America has a tropical climate without severe winters, and is home to many species of mammals, reptiles, birds, insects, and amphibians due to its rainforests and tropical environment. Major geographical features include the Pacific and Caribbean oceans, rivers like the Usumacinta and Motagua, volcanoes such as Chiriqui and Irazu, and earthquakes and tsunamis that can occur.

1. Ainoa, Amanda, Irene and Belén

2. LOCATION

3. Countries of Central America
Antigua and Barbuda Capital: Saint John’s Language: English
Bahamas Capital: Nassau Language: English
Barbados Capital: Bridgetown Language: English
Belize Capital: Belmopan Language: English, Espanish
Costa Rica Capital: San Jose Language: Spanish
Cuba Capital: Havana Language: Spanish
Dominica Capital: Roseau Language: English, French
Dominican Republic Capital: Santo Domingo Language: Spanish
El salvador Capital: San salvador Language: Spanish
Grenada Capital: Saint george’s Language: English

4. Countries of Central America
Guatemala Capital: Guatemala Language: Spanish
Haiti Capital: Port-au-prince Language: French, Kriol
Hondures Capital: Tegucigalpa Language: Spanish
Jamaica Capital: Kingston Language: English
Mexico Capital: Mexico City Language: Spanish
Nicaragua Capital: Managua Language: Spanish
Panama Capital: Panama Language: Spanish
Saint Kitts and Nevis Capital: Basse Terre Language: English
Saint Lucia Capital: Castries Language: English
Sant Vincent and les
Grenadines
Capital: Kingstown Language: English

5. OCEANS
 It is surrounded by:
 Pacific Ocean
 Caribbean Ocean

6. CLIMATE
 Central America has a tropical humid climate.
 It has no real winter; even the coldest month averages
above 18 °C, with summers of 27 to 28 °.

7. ANIMALS AND PLANTS
 In Central America there are lots of animals
because there are lots of rainforests. Also, there are
lots of animals because Central America is a
tropical place and it’s a place where plants grow
very well. There are lots of types:
• Mammals
• Reptiles
• Birds
• Insects
• Amphibians

8. Rivers
 There are three important rivers in central
America; Usumacinta, Motagua and Matagalpa .
RIVERS

9. Waterfalls
 In Central America there are many waterfalls and very beautiful.
Eyipantla falls
Veracruz, México
40 m wide and 50 m high

10. Mountains and volcanoes
 Volcanoes:
 The volcano Chiriqui (Panamá): 3 475 m
 The volcano Irazu (Costa Rica): 3 432 m
 Mountains:
 Mountain Fabrega (Panamá): 3 335 m
 Mountain Itamut (Panamá): 3 279 m
 Mountain Echandi (Panamá): 3 162 m
Central America is famous for its volcanoes, there are
some here:

11. Earthquakes and tsunamis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrqBLgc2UQc

12. Deserts
 There are two important deserts in central America:
 Sonoran Desert(Mexico, 311 000 km2 )
 Chihuahuan Desert( Mexico, 520 000 km2 )
Sonoran desertChihuahuan desert

13. Curiosities
 On 31/10/2012, a meteorite fell into the Popocatepetl
volcano.
 The Popocatepetl volcano is in Mexico.
 Still it is not known which was.
 This is the video:
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_deta
ilpage&v=MjLwWVRkxG4#t=37s

14. Other curiosities
 The Sancocho is a soup
made of meat, tubers,
vegetables and spices,
very typical of the
Dominican Republic.