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Latin American Geography A-Z

For each letter (A-Z), please try to guess these answers related to Latin American geography
"Latin America" is hereby understood as a region of the American continent with a shared cultural background, where Romance languages are predominantly spoken, primarily Portuguese and Spanish. Comprises the majority of countries south of the United States, usually excluding English-, Dutch-, and French-speaking territories.
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Letter
Clue
Answer
A
World's largest river by discharge volume of water
Amazon River
B
Country where most of the above runs through
Brazil
C
Peruvian city and former capital of the Inca Empire
Cusco
D
Island Caribbean country and one of only two sovereign nations whose official flag features the color purple
Dominica
E
Main venue of the first FIFA World Cup and the only stadium to have been recognised as a 'Historical Monument of World Football'
Estadio Centenario
F
In 1982, Argentina engaged into conflict with the United Kingdom regarding the control over this territory
Falkland Islands
G
Cuban bay that houses a controversial American prison
Guantanamo
H
Nation that achieved independence through a slave revolt in the early 19th-century
Haiti
I
Rio de Janeiro beach, mentioned in a classic bossa nova song
Ipanema
J
Easternmost city in the American continent
João Pessoa
K
Cuban airport that served over 330,000 people fleeing to the United States during the 'Freedom Flights'
Kawama Airport
L
Highest city (hereby defined as a permanent settlement) in the world (5,100m / 16,700 ft)
La Rinconada
M
Southern trade bloc, somewhat equivalent to the European Union
Mercosur
N
The largest country in Central America, comprising an estimated area of more than 130,000 km²
Nicaragua
O
Highest volcano in the world (6,893m / 22,615 ft)
Ojos del Salado
P
Bolivian city where a 16th-century silver boom took place
Potosí
Q
Indigenous language family spoken by various Andean peoples
Quechua
R
Argentina's third-most populous city and the birthplace of revolutionary Che Guevara and footballer Lionel Messi
Rosario
S
Caribbean capital and the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas
Santo Domingo
T
South America's largest lake by volume of water and by surface area
Titicaca
U
Often regarded as the best Latin American university
Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
V
Country with the largest known oil reserves
Venezuela
W
Honduran municipality located in the department of Gracias a Dios
Wampusirpi
X
Mexico City borough and World Heritage Site, renowned for its canals and trajineras (colourful gondola-like boats)
Xochimilco
Y
Peninsula impacted by an asteroid that is believed to have caused the extinction of the dinosaurs and many other species about 66 million years ago
Yucatán Peninsula
Z
Capital and largest city of the Zacatecas state
Zacatecas City
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2 Comments
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Level 72
Jul 24, 2017
I think Zacatecas should be accepted for Zacatecas City. Everyone calls it Zacatecas, and not Zacatecas City.
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Level 83
Jul 24, 2017
Fixed! Thank you very much