Vasco Núñez de Balboa
In Panama City, you can find one of many monuments throughout Panama honoring Vasco Núñez de Balboa (1475–1519). The Spanish explorer and conquistador crossed the […]
The Panama Canal
The Panama Canal is fifty miles long and connects the Pacific Ocean with the Caribbean Sea (Atlantic Ocean). The first ship traversed the canal in […]
Panama City
Panama City is both the capital and largest city in Panama. This modern metropolis of approximately 1,275,000 people is located by the Pacific entrance of […]
INBioparque Center, San José, Costa Rica
Costa Rica is truly an ecological wonderland. Nature lovers marvel at Costa Rica’s rain forests, volcanoes, tropical beaches, and exotic wildlife. The INBioparque Center, located […]
Tortuguero Canals, Costa Rica
Tortuguero means región de las tortugas, or region of the turtles. This area in Costa Rica is appropriately named since it abounds with turtles. The […]
Jaguars in Paraguay
Jaguars are magnificent cats that roam the jungles of South America and are frequently seen in the forests and scrublands of the Chaco region of […]
Palacio de los López, Asunción, Paraguay
Asunción is the capital and largest city in Paraguay. Find it on a map of Paraguay. Located on the Paraguay River, it is a river […]
Pineapples of Paraguay
The pineapple is native to Paraguay and to southern Brazil. The indigenous populations spread the pineapple throughout South and Central America as well as the […]