- Central America is the area of land that sits south-east of Mexico and north-west of Colombia, along with Northern America and the Caribbean it constructs North American continent.
- Central America consists of seven countries: Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, out of which only Belize in non-spanish speaking country.
- Christopher Columbus first foot steps on American mainland were in Honduras.
- There are no street names or numbering in Nicaragua. An address is given by whatever major landmarks they live near.
- Panama is the only country in the world where you can see the sunrise on the Pacific and the sunset on the Atlantic Ocean.
- Panama canal was one of the largest and most difficult engineering projects ever undertaken at the time. It is an artificial 82 km long water way that connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
- Some 13,000-14,000 vessels pass through the Canal every year and cruise ships are charged between 138 and 148 Dollars per person when passing through the Canal. It makes 12% of the country’s gross domestic product.
- The ancient Mayas were the original inhabitants of Belize which was the major capital of the Mayan empire.
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