Title: Geography for Kids: Central America and the Caribbean
Headings: 
Central America and the Caribbean
Geography
Countries of Central America
Countries of the Caribbean
Fun Facts
Coloring Map
Other Maps

Content: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Havana, Cuba
Santiago, Dominican Republic
Guatemala City, Republic of Guatemala
San Salvador, El Salvador
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Managua, Nicaragua
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Panama City, Panama
San Jose, Costa Rica
Bordering Bodies of Water: Pacific Ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, Straits of Florida
Major Geographical Features: Sierra Madre de Chiapas, Cordillera Isabelia Mountains, Sierra Maestra Mountains, Lucayan Archipelago, Greater Antilles, Lesser Antilles, Isthmus of Panama
Countries of Central America
Learn more about the countries from the continent of Central America. Get all sorts of information on each Central American country including a map, a picture of the flag, population, and much more. Select the country below for more information: Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Countries of the Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas, The
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
(Timeline of Cuba)
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
Fun Facts
There once was a country called Central America. Today it is divided up into Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. The Panama Canal allows ships to cross Central America from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean. The canal is a manmade construction that traverses 50 miles across the country of Panama. Central America was home to the Mayan Civilization, one of the great civilizations of the historic world.