UBMS Spanish - fun facts 4

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Across
  1. 1. The world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, located in Venezuela
  2. 7. Ancient Maya ruin in Guatemala featured as a rebel base in the 1977 Star Wars movie
  3. 8. Religious book featured on the national flag of the Dominican Republic
  4. 10. Local nickname given to Cuba's main island because of its alligator-like shape
  5. 12. Ancient Chilean mummies that predate Egyptian pyramids by thousands of years
  6. 14. Beloved Costa Rican phrase reflecting a culture of happiness and simplicity
  7. 16. Essential crop originating in the Peruvian Andes, boasting over 4,000 varieties
  8. 17. Country where you can watch the sun rise over the Pacific and set over the Atlantic from the exact same spot
  9. 18. Official national sport of Argentina
  10. 19. Farm animals that outnumber human residents 3-to-1 in Uruguay
Down
  1. 2. The only country in Africa that has Spanish as an official language
  2. 3. Cryptocurrency made official legal tender first by El Salvador
  3. 4. Vibrant dance style born in Argentina
  4. 5. English meaning of the name "Venezuela," inspired by stilt houses on Lake Maracaibo
  5. 6. The driest desert on Earth, located in Chile
  6. 9. Precious green gemstone for which Colombia is the world's leading source
  7. 11. Predatory sea creatures found living inside freshwater Lake Nicaragua
  8. 12. Ecuadorian mountain summit that is the closest point on Earth to the sun
  9. 13. Friendly action used by Paraguayan visitors outside homes to announce arrival instead of ringing a doorbell
  10. 15. English translation of the name "Honduras"