Jaco is a fantastic vacation destination, well worth visiting for anyone heading to Costa Rica.Its location, only 1.5 hours from San Jose airport, makes it a favorite with everyone from first-timers to Costa Rica to locals wanting to escape the city for a beachside break. Is Jaco in Costa Rica safe? How safe is Jaco […]

The country is known for resources such as mineral (such as gold, silver, and copper), textiles, tropical fruits, sugar cane, and coffee. All the resources are utilized locally while others are exported. What are 3 natural resources in Honduras? Natural resources include timber, gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, antimony, coal, fish, shrimp, and […]

In Panama City, the summers are long, hot, and oppressive; the winters are short, cool, and windy; and it is wet and partly cloudy year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 46°F to 89°F and is rarely below 33°F or above 93°F. Does Panama City Beach get cold? What […]

The majority of the forest is contained within Brazil, with 60% of the rainforest, followed by Peru with 13%, Colombia with 10%, and with minor amounts in Bolivia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. What countries is the Amazon rainforest part of? The Amazon is a vast biome that spans eight rapidly developing countries—Brazil, […]

Spanish is the official language in Colombia. What is normally referred to as ‘Colombian Spanish’ is just one of the many regional varieties and is in fact ‘Bogota Spanish’ which is also considered the country’s most elegant. Is Colombian Spanish or Hispanic? Spain had colonized many countries in Latin America, so the people of these […]

Economy of Panama Country group Developing/Emerging Upper-middle income economy Statistics Population 4,176,873 (2018) GDP $68.536 billion (nominal, 2019 est.) $113.156 billion (PPP, 2019 est.) GDP rank 70th (nominal, 2019) 80th (PPP, 2019) Is Panama considered a developed country? Due to other important business sectors include banking, commerce, and tourism, Panama is considered a World Bank […]

Managua’s location between the rival cities of León and Granada made it a logical compromise site. Hence, Managua was officially selected as the nation’s capital in 1852. How did Managua become the capital? Throughout the Spanish colonial period, Managua was recognized only as an Indian town, outranked by the relatively nearby Spanish cities of León […]

Salary rankings by profession Job type Median salary (USD) Salary ranking compared to all cities Physician $35,415 191/265 Sales Manager $28,505 199/265 Web Designer $28,068 144/265 Project Manager $28,049 191/265 What is a good salary in Guatemala City? The average salary in Guatemala City is of around 4200 Quetzales, or roughly 550 USD. Guatemala City […]

Is Chile pronounced chilly? Chile (always spelled like this) is a country in South America. In English, it is pronounced just like ‘chilly’; in its native Spanish it is more like IPA: /’tʃiː le/. How do Australians pronounce Chile? The word Chile is the name of a republic in South America. The pronunciation of the […]

On April 2, 1982, Argentina invades the Falklands Islands, a British colony since 1892 and British possession since 1833.In 1816 Argentina declared its independence from Spain and in 1820 proclaimed its sovereignty over the Falklands. Why did the Argentina invade the Falklands? On 2 April 1982, Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands, a remote UK colony […]

Venezuela national football team played their first game in 1938 and since then have been one of South America’s weakest teams. Following Ecuador’s qualification for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Venezuela are now the only CONMEBOL member to have never appeared at a World Cup finals. When was Mexico banned from the World Cup? FIFA, […]

Three years after gaining independencefrom Spain, Costa Rica, as a memberof the Central American Federation,outlawed slavery in April 1824 and set upan indemnity committee. When did slavery end in Costa Rica? Over time, many whites freed their slaves and slavery was abolished in 1823, along with the other Central American countries. The largest Costa Rican […]

You can tip in Costa Rican colones or USD. Locals readily accept USD, especially now that the exchange rate is around 600 to 1 so they get more colones to the dollar. Is it custom to tip in Costa Rica? In Costa Rican eateries, tipping is optional, though it’s polite to offer an additional sum […]

The Argentina–Brazil border is the line that limits the territories of Argentina and Brazil. It is approximately 1,224 km (761 mi) long. What separates Argentina from Brazil? The Triple Frontier (Spanish: Triple Frontera, Portuguese: Tríplice Fronteira) is a tri-border area along the junction of Paraguay, Argentina and Brazil, where the Iguazú and Paraná rivers converge. […]