Latin America and the Caribbean It is a region that can generate fascination and curiosity, largely due to the peculiar events that happen in this area of the world.
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Being a region that brings together four different official languages, spread across 33 countries, it can also be the scene of particularities that they can be taken in different ways by people; some with humor and irony, others with shame.
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A clear example is how the different populations that exist throughout the region have been named. Although there are towns or cities with very conventional names, such as Buenos Aires, Santiago, La Paz, Caracas or Mexico City, the truth is that there are also towns whose names are still striking. Here are some examples:
– Salsipoders, Argentina
– Nothing is worse, Chile
– Don’t Touch Me, Brazil
– Canelones, Uruguay
– Comerccaca, Peru
– School tables, Colombia
– Dry Dog, Venezuela
– Free Puerto Rico, Cuba
– Buckingham, Mexico
– Golfito, Costa Rica
– Atheists, El Salvador
– Large Geneva Crate, Argentina
– Chico Gin Crate, Argentina
– Las Gordas, Dominican Republic
– La Chingada, Mexico
– Purgatorio, Chile
– Distraction, Colombia
– Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
– El Bagre, Colombia
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