History of the name “Americas”
An Italian navigator, Amerigo Vespucci was the first person who realized that the Spaniards did not arrive to Asia.
A German cartographer, Martin Waldseemüller was the first cartographer who drew a map of this other country. The History of America is the collective history of the peoples of the American continent, included the Antilles and other near islands. The historical events datable happen in the continent with many anticipation to the use of the writing, specially from the emergence of the civilization Caral towards 2600 B.C. and of the Olmec culture about 1500 B.C. during the Formative Period up to the present.
Political division: North America
Canada; Ottawa United States; Washington DC
Mexico; Mexico DF
Political division: South America
Colombia; Bogotá
Ecuador; Quito
Peru; Lima
Bolivia; La Paz
Chile; Santiago
Argentina; Buenos Aires
Uruguay; Montevideo
Paraguay; Asunción
Brazil; Brasilia
Guyana; Georgetown
Venezuela; Caracas
Surinam; Paramaribo
Ecuador; Quito
Peru; Lima
Bolivia; La Paz
Chile; Santiago
Argentina; Buenos Aires
Uruguay; Montevideo
Paraguay; Asunción
Brazil; Brasilia
Guyana; Georgetown
Venezuela; Caracas
Surinam; Paramaribo
Political division: America Central
Belize; Belmopan
Guatemala; Guatemala City
Honduras; Tegucigalpa
El Salvador; San Salvador
Nicaragua; Managua
Costa Rica; San José
Panama; Panama City
Honduras; Tegucigalpa
El Salvador; San Salvador
Nicaragua; Managua
Costa Rica; San José
Panama; Panama City
Political division: Caribbean America
Cuba; Habana The Bahamas; Nassau
Jamaica; Kingston
Haiti; Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo
Antigua and Barbuda; St. John's
Dominica; Roseau
Barbados; Bridgetown
Trinidad and Tobago; Port-of-Spain
Grenada; St. George's
St.Vicent and The Grenadines; Kingstown
St.Lucía; Castries
St.Christopher and Nevis; Basseterre
Jamaica; Kingston
Haiti; Port-au-Prince
Dominican Republic; Santo Domingo
Antigua and Barbuda; St. John's
Dominica; Roseau
Barbados; Bridgetown
Trinidad and Tobago; Port-of-Spain
Grenada; St. George's
St.Vicent and The Grenadines; Kingstown
St.Lucía; Castries
St.Christopher and Nevis; Basseterre
Difference between America Central and Central America
America Central: are the seven countries that belonged to the American Isthmus.
Countries: Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama.
Central America: means all America Central plus the Caribbean.
Countries: twenty-one countries of America Central and the Caribbean.
Anglo America: Language
Anglo Americans speak English and French.
Anglo America: Religion
In Anglo America people are protestant because Anglo Americans separated of the Catholic Roman Church with the Protestant Reform of the 16th century as to the theological particular developments of the reformers.
Anglo America: Economy
In Anglo America, most of the people is richer. Anglo Americans are richer than Latin Americans.
Latin America: Language
In Latin America people speak Spanish and Portuguese. Spanish and Portuguese are the predominant languages of Latin America. Portuguese is spoken only in Brazil, the biggest and most populous country in the region. Spanish is the official language of most of the rest of the countries on the Latin American.
Latin America: Religion
In Latin America, they are catholic. The vast majority of Latin Americans are Christians, mostly Roman Catholics. About 71% of the Latin American population consider themselves Catholic.
Latin America: Economy
Latin Americans are poor. Picture related to these topics
Sources used to write the post
Varela, M. Las lenguas de América Latina. Consultado en junio 17 en http://www.hueber.de/sixcms/media.php/36/mirada-lk-L14.pdf
