Exam 3 culture

Carretera Panamericana

A highway that starts in Panama and ends in Guatemala. It is approximately 1550 miles and passes through 6 countries: Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala.

Tapon del Darien

56 mile gap in the highway between panama and colombia which interrupts continuous road travel between north and south america.

Panama

-the first stop is the panama canal

-around 14000 ships travel between oceans through this canal each year

costa rica

-location of Parque Naional Chirripo

-visitors climb cerro chirripo (3800 meters high)

-wildlife: jaguars, tapirs, and quetzals

Nicaragua

-reaches Managua: the capital of Nicaragua

-can visit lake Nicaragua where some sharks have adapted to freshwater conditions

Honduras

-travelers visit the Bay islands (Islas de la Bahia)

-nearby reef is the second largest in the world

-Islas: Roatan, Guanaja, Utila

El Salvador

-pupusas: a traditional salvadoran food. Thick, soft tortillas possibly filled with cheese, chicken, or pork

Main cities it passes through are

Ciudad de Panamá, San José, Managua, Tegucigalpa, San Salvador, Ciudad de Guatemala

Semana Santa

-in antigua, Guatemala

-hundreds of people help carry tarimas (wooden platforms) called Andas, which weight nearly 3 to 5 tons

-windows and churches are decorated for the procesions, but not as much as the carpets decorated with dyed sawdust in vibrant colors

-the colors on the carpet match the colors of the flowers on the street the procesion is on

Dia de la independencia

-located in costa rica

-the oldest democracy in the american continent

-celebrate their independence from spain every september 15th

-they have patriotic parades and music

-children carry handmade lanterns called faroles

Carnavales

-panama has a carnaval similar to brazils carnval

-celebrated since the beginning of the 20th century

-grand celebrations for 4 days and 5 nights

-they enjoy floats (carrozas), espectaculares, mascaras (masks), disfraces (costumes), and foods of all kind

-ciudad de panama and las tablas have the biggest celebrations

lal griteria

-7th of December in Nicaragua

-Families go on the streets and see horses with decorations in honor of the Virgin Mary

-they stop at houses and pray (rezar), sing, and shout (gritar)

-They shout “Quien causa tanta alegria” (who causes so much joy) and the response is “la concepcion de maria”

-Participants exchange food, candy, and small gifts

Erika Ender

-Born in Panama: Dad from the U.S. and mom from brazil

-she speaks spanish, english, and portugues

-Began writing her own songs and participating in TV programs in Panama

-Studied Social Communication and won best singer at a festival at age 18

-moved to the U.S. and started pursuing music.

-wrote "Despacito” which own her a latin Grammy

Armando Morales

-Nicaraguense contemporary painter

-feminine nudes, everyday scenes, still lifes, and representations of historical events

-received the first Ernest Wolf for the best latin american artist

Isabella Springmuhl Tejada

-a fashion designer with Down syndrome from Guatemala

- was rejected from several fashion schools

-creates colorful clothing and accessories and has founded her own fashion brand

-her designs feature embroidery representative of Guatemala

-Collections were worn in London Fashion Week

Mauricio Puente

-Painter born in El Salvador and immigrated to the U.S.

-He was a self taught painter who taught oil painting classes

-started painting when he was 6

-specialty of watercolors, oil painting, palette knives, and drawing