The GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA Part I: Mexico Warm Up: Look at the pictures in the slide. These people are involved in the Zapatista movement. What do.

The GEOGRAPHY OF LATIN AMERICA

Part I: Mexico

Warm Up:Look at the pictures in the slide. These people are involved in the Zapatista movement.

What do you think the people might be fighting for?

Sierra Madre Occidental, Northern Mexico

Copper Canyon, Northern Mexico

Copper Canyon, Chihuahua, Mexico, it is Mexico’s Grand Canyon

Mexico City, Mexico- one of the most populated cities in the world

The Zocalo (main square) in Mexico City, Mexco

When the Spanish conquered Tenochtitlan (current day Mexico City) they built a cathedral directly over the main pyramid of the Aztecs. Today you can go to Mexico City and still see what is below the cathedral.

Teotihuacan- ancient Aztec cities located outside Mexico City

A cenote (underground water source)in southern Mexico- the Mayan believed theseplaces to be sacred

Chichen Itza, (Mexico) ancient MayaRuin in the Yucatan peninsula.The Maya would sacrifice humans for the gods and put the hearts on the Chac Mool.

Another viewOf the chac moolFacing the great pyramid

EL Castillo at Chichen Itza, Yucatan Peninsula Mexico

San Miguel de Allende, popular city south of Mexico City. Where “Once Upon a TimeIn Mexico” was filmed.

Southern Mexico

Palenque, southern Mexico ancient Maya site

Tulum, Maya site overlooking the Caribbean Sea-Yucatan Peninsula- WOW!!!

Chiapas, Southern Mexico-more tropical

San Juan Chamula, state of Chiapas in SouthernMexico- a cathedral

Guatemala- an indigenous women with children

Antigua, Guatemala overlooking volcano Pacaya- this volcano erupted in 2007

Antigua, Guatemala street view

Antigua, Guatemala city bus

Antigua, Guatemala main square

Indigenous woman,Guatemala

Antigua, Guatemala market

Indigenous women in traditional clothing, Guatemala

Indigenous Maya performing a traditional ceremony

Tikal, Guatemala-ancient Maya site, the Spanish passed it for years because it is located in a dense jungle area

Blue Hole, Belize. 1,000 feet across and 400 feet deep. The hole is the opening to what was a dry cave system during the Ice Age. When the ice melted and the sea level rose, the caves were flooded, creating what is now a magnet for intrepid divers.

San Ignacio, Belize- city located along the border of Belize and Guatemala

Belize jungle

People of Belize- they speak Garifuna, a mixture of many languages, English, Spanish, Creole

Xunantunich, Maya site in Belize

Map of the Caribbean islands

Waterfall, Caribbean

Caribbean Island, Caribbean Sea

Jamaica, the Caribbean

Volcanoes inThe CaribbeanAre the green triangles

Costa Rica national park

Caracas, Venezuela

Angel Falls, Venezuela- the tallest waterfall in the world

Orinoco River, Venezuela- One of the longest rivers in South

America

Native Amazonians- Yanamamo

Sugarloaf Mountain, statue of Jesus overlooking Rio de Janeiro

Slums in Rio de Janeiro, people build housesout of

Rio de Janeiro-Brazilis next to the AtlanticOcean

Rio de Janeiro-Sleeping streetChildren.Many cities throughoutLatin Americahave a large homelessproblem and children end upon the streets

Indigenous People in the Andes Mountains in Bolivia

Indigenous people- La Paz, Bolivia

Mountainous region- Bolivia

Indigenous people- La Paz, Bolivia

Buenos Aires, Argentina

A Gaucho in the Pampas in southern Argentina

Llamas in Patagonia, Argentina

Paraguay

Machu Pichu, Peru ancient Incan city

Panama Canal- Panama.It allowsships to pass through and connect the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.

Why is this important?

Panama Canal wasopened 1916.The canal is made upof a series of locks that lower and raisethe water level to allow the ships to pass.