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Caribbean |
An arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America, the origin of the Gulf stream. |
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Greater Antilles |
Comprising the islands of Cuba, the Cayman Islands, Hispaniola (containing the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and Jamaica, the Greater Antilles constitute over 94% of the land mass of the entire West Indies. |
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Lesser Antilles |
The islands of the Lesser Antilles are divided into three groups. The two main groups are the Windward Islands in the south and the Leeward Islands in the north. |
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Archipelago |
A group of islands. A sea or stretch of water containing many islands. |
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Tourism |
The commercial organization and operation of vacations and visits to places of interest.
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Commonwealth |
An independent country or community, especially a democratic republic.
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Statehood |
The status of being a recognized independent nation.
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Referendum |
A general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision.
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Incas |
A member of a South American Indian people living in the central Andes before the Spanish conquest. The supreme ruler of the Inca.
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Amazon Rainforest |
The vast basin of the Amazon River in northern South America. It remains largely unpopulated and undeveloped, especially in the interior. |
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Machu Picchu |
Is a pre-Columbian Inca site located 2,400 meters (7,875 ft) above sea level. It is situated on a mountain ridge above the Urubamba Valley in Peru, which is 80 km (50 mi) northwest of Cusco. |
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Panama Canal |
The Panama Canal is a 77.1-kilometre ship canal in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean (via the Caribbean Sea) to the Pacific Ocean. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a key conduit for international maritime trade. |
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Tropical |
Of, typical of, or peculiar to the tropics. Of or involving a trope; figurative.
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Aztecs |
A member of the American Indian people dominant in Mexico before the Spanish conquest of the 16th century.
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Treaty of Guadalupe |
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo (Tratado de Guadalupe Hidalgo in Spanish), officially entitled the Treaty of Peace, Friendship, Limits and Settlement between the United States of America and the Mexican Republic, is the peace treaty signed on February 2, 1848, in the Villa de Guadalupe Hidalgo. |
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Hidalgo NAFTA |
(In Spanish-speaking regions) a gentleman. |
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Maquiladora |
A factory in Mexico run by a foreign company and exporting its products to the country of that company.
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