Countries

Some short profiles of the countries I have visited on this trip:

Mexico:

  • Capital: Mexico City
  • Inhabitants: 112 Million People
  • Currency: Mexican Peso
  • Typical Food: Tacos, Tortillas, Nachos with Guacamole and much more

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Guatemala:

  • Capital: Guatemala City
  • Inhabitants: 13 Million People
  • Currency: Quetzal
  • Typical Food: Chiles rellenos (Stuffed chili peppers)

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Honduras:

  • Capital: Tegucigalpa
  • Inhabitants: 8 Million People
  • Currency: Lempira
  • Typical Food: Baleadas (tortilla filled with mashed beans + other ingredients you like to add)

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Nicaragua:

  • Capital: Managua
  • Inhabitants: 6 Million People
  • Currency: Córdoba
  • Typical Food: Gallo Pinto (Rice and beans)

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Costa Rica:

  • Capital: San José
  • Inhabitants: 4 Million People
  • Currency: Colón
  • Typical Food: Casados (Rice, Beans, Salad, Plaintains, Tortilla + some fish or meat)

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Panama:

  • Capital: Panama City
  • Inhabitants: 3,5 Million People
  • Currency: US-Dollar
  • Typical Food: Chicken-fried rice

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Ecuador:

  • Capital: Quito
  • Inhabitants: 15 Million People
  • Currency: US-Dollar
  • Typical Food: Caldo de Gallina (Chicken Soup), Cuy (Guinea Pig)

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Peru:

  • Capital: Lima
  • Inhabitants: 30 Million People
  • Currency: Sol
  • Typical Food: Ceviche (Raw fish marinated in lime juice)

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Bolivia:

  • Capital: Sucre/La Paz
  • Inhabitants: 11 Million People
  • Currency: Boliviano
  • Typical Food: Salteñas (some special type of empanada)

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Chile:

  • Capital: Santiago
  • Inhabitants: 17 Million People
  • Currency: Chilean Peso
  • Typical Food: Churrasco Italiano (A type of steak sandwich with tomato, avocado and usually lots of mayonnaise)

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Argentina:

  • Capital: Buenos Aires
  • Inhabitants: 40 Million People
  • Currency: Argentine Peso
  • Typical Food: Asado a la Parrilla (Ribs grilled on a barbecue)

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Brazil:

  • Capital: Brasilia
  • Inhabitants: 190 Million People
  • Currency: Brazilian Real
  • Typical Food: I did not try any in the short time I was there..

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Uruguay:

  • Capital: Montevideo
  • Inhabitants: 3,5 Million People
  • Currency: Uruguayan Peso
  • Typical Food: Chivito (Steak sandwich with mayonnaise, olives, cheese, tomatoes and usually bacon, eggs, ham and french fries)

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New Zealand:

  • Capital: Wellington
  • Inhabitants: 4,5 Million People
  • Currency: New Zealand Dollar
  • Typical Food: The traditional Maori way of cooking called Hangi is hard to get today. It involves digging a hole in the ground, heating stones in there, placing baskets of food on top of the stones and covering everything with earth for several hours before uncovering the hangi. What you can get everywhere though is Fish and Chips.

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Thailand:

  • Capital: Bangkok
  • Inhabitants: 64 Million People
  • Currency: Baht
  • Typical Food: Pad Thai (rice noodles fried with fish sauce, peanuts and egg plus usually chicken, shrimps or seafood)

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Laos:

  • Capital: Vientiane
  • Inhabitants: 7 Million People
  • Currency: Kip
  • Typical Food: Tam Mak Hoong (Spicy papaya salad)

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Vietnam:

  • Capital: Hanoi
  • Inhabitants: 90 Million People
  • Currency: Dong
  • Typical Food: Pho (A type of noodle soup, often containing beef (Pho Bo) or chicken (Pho Ga))

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Cambodia:

  • Capital: Phnom Penh
  • Inhabitants: 15 Million People
  • Currency: Riel
  • Typical Food: Amok (Steam curried fish served in banana leaves)

All Blog entrys for Cambodia