Toponyms

4. most popular theory is that its name means "place of abundant fish"
8. means "where the land ends" from Mapuche or another indigenous language
10. the name of this country is a cognate but it used to be called "Quito"
11. Bolívar the revolutionary hero who fought for independence from Spain and inspired the name of a country in South America
13. likely derived from a Taina word meaning "center" or "central place"
14. Rico means "rich port" in Spanish
15. means "land beside the silvery river" (from Latin "argentum" which means "silver")

1. believed to mean "Little Venice"
2. means "land of many trees" in an indigenous dialect
3. means "in the navel of the moon" in the Nahuatl language
5. name is related to the Spanish word for "water" and possibly the name of an important indigenous leader
6. believed to mean "river of birds"
7. believed to mean "river of sailors"
9. means "deep waters" in Spanish
12. named after a deep-red colored tree from Portuguese language
13. Rica means "rich coast" in Spanish
16. Salvador means "the Savior" in Spanish