Country overwiew spanish-Language travel
Spain offers far more than delicious paella and passionate flamenco.
Her scenery is especially impressive: mountains 3000 metres high rising straight out of the sea, wild rocky shores and flat sandy beaches, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean.
Costa Rica is often called an «oasis of peace» and «the Switzerland of Latin America»: the social differences are less apparent than in other Latin American countries and there is a large middle class.
Costa Rica is Latin America’s oldest democracy.
Cuba has lots to offer: sunshine, miles of fine sandy beaches, turquoise sea and an average temperature of 25 degrees year round.
The country’s colonial past is present everywhere: along with Havana, the best-known cities for splendid colonial buildings are Trinidad, Camaguey and Santiago de Cuba.
For tourists, Mexico is a mythical land of irresistible charm, a country of fiestas, tacos and tortillas, deserts, mountains and the sheer joy of living.
Such great American authors as Tennessee Williams and John Steinbeck were fascinated by Mexico and wrote enthusiastically about it.
Guatemala is the westernmost country in Central America. In the north and northwest it borders Mexico; Belize in the northeast; and Honduras and El Salvador in the east.
The diverse topography of the country is made up of a fascinating combination of volcanos and jungle.
Panama is often- quite unjustifiably- overlooked by the travelling public.
The country offers a glorious coastline with palm fringed beaches, an astonishingly varied animal and plant kingdom, some 30 natural parks and a proud, imaginative people.
Nature’s bounty is also reflected in the fact that the highest mountain in the Americas rises from Argentinean soil: Aconcagua is 6959 metres high. Argentina also has the lowest point on the continent: the Laguna del Carbon in Santa Cruz is 105 metres below sea level.
Chile stretches over 4300 kilometres, but its average width is only 180 kilometres.
Lying between the Pacific and the Andes, Chile’s hallmark is an impressive natural variety and sharp contrasts. In between, the country has enormous natural charm.
The Republica del Ecuador with just 12 million inhabitants is half the size of France, which makes it the smallest country in the Andes.
The equator runs through the middle of Ecuador, giving the country its name.
«When you speak English, all the doors open. When you speak Spanish, hearts are also opened.»
This rule of thumb also applies to Columbia, even if the Spanish is not always fluent. As a rule, all Columbians are very friendly, patient and helpful.
Peru lies in the western portion of South America and borders on Chile, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. Peru can be roughly divided into three regions: the Pacific coast, the Andes and the Amazon valleys. Peru’s rich cultural heritage dates back long before the age of the Spanish conquerors.
Bolivia is surrounded by high mountains, and is referred to the the Tibet of America, as it is the highest altitude and most isolated country in Latin America. The population is still made up of over 50% who continue to follow traditional Indian rituals and beliefs, making it also the most distinctly Indian country on the whole continent.
