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Lección 12
Aventuras en los países hispanos

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Palabras clave
bandera Honduras, El Salvador / Honduras, El Salvador flag
Chichicastenango
Garifuna
huipil
Izalco, Chichontepeq, Zacatecoluga
lago de Atitlán / Lake Atitlán

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In Aventuras en los países hispanos on page 303 of your textbook and on your Interactive CD-ROM, you learned about Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. Use the Internet to find out more about these Spanish-speaking countries by completing the following items.
  1. What will you find in Chichicastenango, Guatemala? What is a huipil?



  2. How was Lago de Atitlán (Lake Atitlán) in Guatemala formed? What are the names of the three volcanoes surrounding the lake?



  3. Describe the Garifuna community in Honduras.



  4. What happened on October 26, 1998 in Honduras?
    This date marks the end of the civil war.
    Hurricane Mitch hit the country’s east coast.
    A military coup forced the presidential candidates to exile.
    The eruption of the Consiguina volcano occurred.

  5. True False : Izalco, Chichontepeq, and Zacatecoluca are volcanoes in El Salvador.

  6. Describe the flags of Honduras and El Salvador. Why are the flags similar?


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