Showing posts with label South America. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South America. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2022

Uruguay


We just learned about the country of Suriname

Let's learn a little about the country of Uruguay!

This country is in South America, and borders Argentina, Brazil, and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is about 181,000 square kilometers, and about 3.4 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - uruguay)

The flag of Uruguay has sideways stripes of blue and white for the people who first founded the country, and a sun in the middle that is the Sun of May.
The Sun of May is for the freedom of the country, and also from the mythical Incan god named Inti.


(from: wikipedia - flag of uruguay)

To eat in this country you might have chivito, which is a sandwich with steak, mozzarella cheese, ham, tomatoes, mayonnaise, and olives.


(from: wikipedia - chivito (sandwich))

Visiting this country you might go see Casapueblo, which was once the home of a famous artist named Carlos Páez Vilaró before being turned into a museum.

(from: wikipedia - casapueblo)

There is a sculpture in the town of Punta del Este called La Mano which means the Hand. It was made by artist Mario Irarrázabal, and was supposed to look like a hand that was almost under water, as a warning to people that swimming can be dangerous.


(from: wikipedia - la mano de punta del este)


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Monday, September 12, 2022

Suriname


We just learned about the country of Peru

Let's learn a little about the country of Suriname!

This country is in South America, and borders the Atlantic Ocean, French Guiana, Guyana, and Brazil.
It is about 64,000 square kilometers, and about 600,000 people live there.
The people in this country mostly speak either Dutch or creole.


(from: wikipedia - suriname)

The flag of Suriname is stripes of green, white and red with a yellow star in the middle.
Green is for the land, white is for freedom, red is for hope, and the star is for the future of the country.


(from: wikipedia - flag of suriname)

To eat in this country you might have broodje bakkeljauw, which is a sandwich with spiced fish and chili paste with peppers.


(from: wikipedia - culture of suriname)

Visiting this country you might go to the Central Suriname Nature Reserve.
This is a nature reserve with over 16,000 square kilometers of rainforest.


(from: wikipedia - central suriname nature reserve)

The Brokopondo Reservoir in Suriname is a big reservoir of water, with about 1,500 square kilometers of water, one of the largest reservoirs in the world.


(from: wikipedia - brokopondo reservoir)


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Monday, September 5, 2022

Peru


We just learned about the country of Paraguay

Let's learn a little about the country of Peru!

This country is in South America, and borders Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 1.2 million square kilometers, and about 32,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - peru)

The flag of Peru is three stripes of red, white red, and sometimes has the coat of arms in the middle.
Red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom and white is for peace.
Sometimes the red and white is for a type of red and white flamingo called parihuanas.


(from: wikipedia - flag of peru)

To eat in this country you might have Papa a la huancaina, which is potatoes with cream sauce, pepper, onion and garlic.


(from: wikipedia - peruvian cuisine)

Visiting this country you might go see Machu Picchu, an ancient city on top of a mountain.

(from: wikipedia - machu picchu)

Manú National Park is a park over 1 million hectares in size that has lots of special protected animals, rainforests and nature.

(from: wikipedia - manu national park)


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Monday, August 29, 2022

Paraguay


We just learned about the country of Guyana

Let's learn a little about the country of Paraguay!

ered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the north This country is in South America, and borders Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia.
It is about 406,000 square kilometers square kilometers, and about 7 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish and Guarani.


(from: wikipedia - paraguay)

The flag of Paraguay is red white and blue, with the coat of arms on one side and the treasury sign on the other.
The coat of arms says Republica del Paraguay, which means Republic of Paraguay.
The treasury sign says Paz y Justicia, which means Peace and Justice.
The colors are for independence and liberty.


(from: wikipedia - flag of paraguay)

To eat in this country you might have asado, which is barbecued beef, pork, chicken or sausage.


(from: wikipedia - asado)

Visiting this country you might go see Salto Ñacunday, a waterfall in the country that is 40 meters high.


(from: wikipedia - nacunday national park)

In Paraguay there is a place called the Pantanal, which is the world's largest tropical wetland and flooded grasslands.

(from: wikipedia - pantanal)


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Monday, August 22, 2022

Guyana


We just learned about the country of

Let's learn a little about the country of Guyana!

This country is in South America, and borders Brazil, Venezuela, Suriname and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is about 215,000 square kilometers, and about 800,000 people live there.
The people in this country speak either English or Guaynese Creole.


(from: wikipedia - guyana)

The flag of Guyana is green with red and yellow triangles on it.
There is a black line on the red triangle and a white line on the yellow triangle.
Green is for the forests, red is for the good energy, yellow is for minerals like gold, black is for endurance and white is for the water.


(from: wikipedia - flag of guyana)

To eat in this country you might have dal bhat, which is rice with some types of stews to mix in with it like lentils.


(from: wikipedia - dal bhat)

Visiting this country you might go see Kaieteur Falls, which is the largest single drop waterfall in the world.


(from: wikipedia - kaieteur falls)

There are two mountain groups next to each other called Mount Roraima and Kukenan Tepui.
Long ago when the famous author Arthur Conan Doyle visited there, he wrote a story about a lost world of dinosaurs living in between them.

(from: wikipedia - mount roraima)

(from: wikipedia - Kukenán-tepui)

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Monday, August 8, 2022

Ecuador


We just learned about the country of Colombia

Let's learn a little about the country of Ecuador!

This country is in South America, and borders Colombia, Peru, and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 250,000 square kilometers, and about 17 million people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - ecuador)

The flag of Ecuador is yellow, blue and red with the coat of arms in the middle.
Yellow is for the crops growing, blue is for the sea and sky, and red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom.
The coat of arms has a lot of things on it, like a condor on top, the zodiac signs for March, April, May and June, the mountain Chimorazo, a steamboat on a river, palm and laurel branches.


(from: wikipedia - flag of ecuador)

To eat in this country you might have fanesca, which is a soup made of gourd, pumpkin, beans, and grains cooked in milk.


(from: wikipedia - fanesca)

Visiting this country you might go see Ingapirca, an ancient temple built long ago by the Incan people.

(from: wikipedia - ingapirca)

There is a mountain in Ecuador called Chimborazo, which is the point on the earth farthest from the center of the earth.
It isn't the tallest mountain from sea level, but the earth is wider at the equator and this mountain is by the equator so it is the farthest from the middle.

(from: wikipedia - chimborazo)


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Monday, August 1, 2022

Colombia


We just learned about the country of Chile

Let's learn a little about the country of Colombia!

This country is in South America, and borders the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Panama, and the Pacific Ocean.
It is about 1.14 million square kilometers, and about 52 million people live there.
The people in this country speak mostly Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - colombia)

The flag of Colombia is sideways stripes of yellow blue and red.
Yellow is for gold, and the sun. Blue is for the sky and water. Red is for the blood of the people who fought for freedom.


(from: wikipedia - flag of colombia)

To eat in this country you might have bandeja paisa, which is a very big meal made up of beans, pork, rice, bananas, sausage, corn bread, black pudding, avocado and lemon.


(from: wikipedia - bandeja paisa)

Visiting this country you might go see Las Lajas Shrine, which is a big church built over a canyon of the Guáitara River.


(from: wikipedia - las lajas shrine)

In the town of San Agustin, there is a park with some ancient sculptures that people believe come from as far back as the year 5 AD.


(from: wikipedia - san agustin archaeological park)


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Monday, July 18, 2022

Brazil


We just learned about the country of Bolivia

Let's learn a little about the country of Brazil!

This country is in South America, and borders all of the countries in South America except Ecuador and Chile.
It is about 8 million square kilometers, and about 217 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Portuguese.


(from: wikipedia - brazil)

The flag of Brazil is green with a yellow diamond in the middle, and a blue circle with a white stripe on it.
Green and yellow are for the old emperor of Brazil, the blue circle with stars is for the starry night sky over Rio de Janeiro on the night of the country's independenc, and the words across the middle of the blue circle say "Ordem e Progresso" which means Order and Progress.


(from: wikipedia - flag of brazil)

To eat in this country you might have feijoda, which is a kind of stew made with beans, beef and pork.


(from: wikipedia - feijoda)

Visiting this country you might go see the 98 foot tall Christ the Redeemer statue, made by artist Paul Landowski in 1931.
It is a status of Jesus with his arms stretched out 92 feet wide, looking over the city of Rio de Janiero.


(from: wikipedia - christ the redeemer (statue))

In the national park called Serra dos Órgãos, there is a rock called Dedo de Deus, which means finger of God.

(from: wikipedia - serra dos orgãos national park)


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Monday, July 11, 2022

Bolivia


We just learned about the country of Argentina

Let's learn a little about the country of Bolivia!

This country is in South America, and borders Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Chile and Peru.
It is about 1 million square kilometers, and about 12 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - bolivia)

The flag of Bolivia is red, yellow and green, with the coat of arms in the middle that has a llama and some wheat and some other things.
Red is for the blood of the heroes of Bolivia, yellow is for wealth, and green is for nature.


(from: wikipedia - flag of bolivia)

To eat in this country you might have pique macho, which is beef, with potatoes, onions, peppers, eggs, mustard, mayonnaise and ketchup.

(from: wikipedia - pique macho)

Visiting this country you might go see Salar de Uyuni, which is the largest salt flat in the world, at over 10,000 square kilometers.
A salt flat is a big flat area where the ground is made of hard packed salt.


(from: wikipedia - salar de uyuni)

Sol de Mañana is a place with pools of sulphur, boiling mud lakes, and steam that sprays up to 50 meters high in some places.


(from: wikipedia - sol de mañana)


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Monday, July 4, 2022

Argentina


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Let's learn a little about the country of Argentina!

This country is in South America, and borders Chile, Bolivia, Paragua, Brazil, Uruguay and the Atlantic Ocean.
It is over 2 million square kilometers, and about 47 million people live there.
The people in this country speak Spanish.


(from: wikipedia - argentia)

The flag of Argentina is sideways stripes of blue, white and blue with a yellow sun in the middle.
Many people think the white and blue are for the skies and clouds.
The sun is called the Sun of May and is for the old Incan gods, and for the independence from Spain.


(from: wikipedia - flag of argentina)

To eat in this country you might have asado, which is barbecued meat like beef, pork or chicken.


(from: wikipedia - argentine cuisine)

Visiting this country you might go see the mountain aconcagua that is 6,961 meters high, and is the highest peak outside of Asia.


(from: wikipedia - aconcagua)

There is a large glacier in the southern part of Argentina called Perito Moreno Glacier that people will go walk out on, and sometimes see parts of it break off and fall into the ocean.


(from: wikipedia - perito moreno glacier)


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