Across
- 2. Water passageway through the isthmus
- 4. Costa Rica is known for being a place of
- 6. early civilization of Central America
- 8. Nicaraguan group who overthrew dictator Somoza
- 10. an archipelago of islands
- 12. Belize official language
- 13. remains of ancient Mayan temples
- 14. person forced to flee the country to escape war, persecution, or natural disasters
- 16. a dish made of leftover pig parts from slaveholders
- 19. self-governing territory
Down
- 1. Central America's most populous country
- 2. a dialect in the Caribbean
- 3. marks changes in tropical seasons
- 5. territories of this country did not want independence
- 7. heavy rains and wind causing floods and destruction
- 9. a narrow strip of land with sea on either side that links two larger areas of land
- 11. Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua fought for this
- 15. found the Caribbean which he thought was India
- 17. United Fruit Company controlled product
- 18. large fields where American Indians and African slaves were forced to work