Central America

The feeling of Central America can sometimes feel rather European, not suprising when all it countries are former Spanish colonies with the exception of Belize which up until 1980 was under British rule.

Definitely the culture here is of Spanish mixed with Carribean.

Central America is the narrow strip of land joing North and South America and separating the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. The area is generally agreed to be made up of 7 countries; Belize, Costa Rica, El salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama.

It is the last of these which is arguably the most important in terms of the rest of the world as The Pamana Canal, a masterpiece of civil engineering, saves shipping thousands of miles by using the 27 mile wateway rather than sailing around South America.

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