https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru Made with panache en-us 2020-01-03 16:34:42 UTC 2020-01-13 21:26:43 UTC hello@padlet.com kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428008768 Martin Vizcarra is the President of Peru. He was sworn into office as president on 23 March 2018. Vizcarra dissolved the Congress of Peru on September 30 2019 and, on the same day, issued a decree for legislative elections to be held on January 26 2020. #Government]]> 2020-01-06 16:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428008768 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428491181 The Cuban State Bird is the Priotelus Temnurus. The Priotelus Temnurus is most commonly known as The Cuban Trogan. Nesting time is April-July. #Geography]]> 2020-01-07 16:27:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428491181 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428502460 The country's modern history began with the Spanish conquest in 1511. Most Cities in the northern lowlands, have been abandoned by the year 1000 AD. When the Republic dissolved in 1841, Guatemala became fully independent. #history]]> 2020-01-07 16:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428502460 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428506936 Bolivia contains around 20% of the world's tropical glaciers. But these glaciers are very sensitive when it comes to warmth. Bolivian glaciers have shrunk by around 43% since the 1980's which was a period with increasing temperatures. #geography]]> 2020-01-07 16:48:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428506936 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428509040 Hugo Chavez served the longest uninterrupted period in office. He served 11 years, from his restoration to power in April 2002 until his death in March 2013. #government]]> 2020-01-07 16:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428509040 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428987695 Just bought a cool new car with my Venezuelan money. This money was created by the Piaz Government.#economy]]> 2020-01-08 15:48:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/428987695 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429137690 Just went to the Carnival in Rio de Janeiro.It is a festival held every year before Lent and considered the biggest carnival in the world with two million people per day on the streets.Its so funnnnn. #culture]]> 2020-01-08 19:18:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429137690 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429144242 Just took a trip to the Amazon River. This is the view from the helicopter. The Amazon River is located in South America. It runs through Guyana, Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. #geography]]> 2020-01-08 19:27:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429144242 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429543069 Just saw Volcán de Fuego erupt. So scary 😬😱The volcano is also called Chi Q'aq'. It is an active stratovolcano in Guatemala, on the borders of Chimaltenango, Escuintla and Sacatepéquez departments. It is about 16 kilometres west of Antigua, one of Guatemala's most famous cities and a tourist destination. #geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:14:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429543069 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429550682 My mom loves drinking this famous Chile red wine. A little bit of information about it is,For most of Chile's history, Pais was the most widely planted grape only recently getting passed by Cabernet Sauvignon. Other red wine varieties include Merlot, Carménère, Zinfandel, Petite Sirah, Cabernet franc, Pinot noir, Syrah, Sangiovese, Barbera, Malbec, and Carignan. #culture]]> 2020-01-09 16:25:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429550682 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429552716 My friend just climbed the mountain, Pic la Selle, also called Morne La Selle. It is the highest peak in Haiti with a height of 2,680 metres above sea level. The mountain is part of the Chaîne de la Selle mountain range. It is located in the Ouest administrative department. #geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:28:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429552716 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429554473 My mom is best friends with Juan Evo Morales Ayma who is a Bolivian politician and former cocalero activist who served as the President of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019. Juan Evo Morales Ayma  was born on October 26, 1959. A few decades before my mom. This is a picture she took at one of his speeches..#government]]> 2020-01-09 16:30:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429554473 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429563725 The rain forest in Nicaragua is so cool.Just walked through it and saw tons of wildlife. Although it is shrinking, the rain forest has been left relatively untouched. The regions on the eastern side of the country have some big forests. Most forests at the Pacific lowlands of Nicaragua are dry tropical forest. # geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:42:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429563725 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429566966 The balboa is one of the official ways to pay in Panama. It is named in honor of the Spanish explorer/conquistador Vasco Núñez de Balboa. The balboa is divided into 100 centésimos. #economy]]> 2020-01-09 16:46:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429566966 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567030 The Devil's Islands are a group of small islands of volcanic origin about 11 kilometres off the coast of French Guiana, 14 kilometres north of Kourou, in the Atlantic Ocean. #geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567030 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567143 Ocelots are the most commonly seen cats in Belize. The name "ocelot" comes from the Mexican word "tlalocelot" which means field tiger. They are nocturnal and diurnal. Found in all tropical forests, ocelots eat mainly on the ground and rarely climb trees even though they are excellent climbers. #geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567143 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567209 Mount Pelee is a volcano in Martinique. The last eruption was from 1929-1932.The most destructive eruption was on May 8,1902.It destroyed the whole city of St. Pelee and killed over 29,000 people.Scientist are keeping a close eye on the mountain to make sure it does not erupt again. There have been a few tremors since the last eruption. But it is not believed that the mountain will erupt again. #geography]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567209 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567270 In Roman Catholic Christian theology, the Immaculate Conception is the conception of the Virgin Mary free from original sin by virtue of the merits of her son Jesus. The Catholic Church teaches that God acted upon Mary in the first moment of her conception, keeping her "immaculate" #culture]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567270 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567353 Semana Santa is a week long tradition. It takes place the week before Easter. Holy Week begins with Palm Sunday with large Catholic masses. Palm fronds are woven into crosses and other various arrangements and often brought to the altar to be blessed with holy water. #culture]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567353 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567414 Saint-Martin, island is at the northern end of the Leeward group of the Lesser Antilles in the northeastern Caribbean Sea. (that's a  lot of names) The island was discovered on November 11, 1493, by Christopher Columbus, who named it in honor of St. Martin of Tours, whose feast day it was. #history]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567414 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567459 The Honduras Lempira is named after a 16th-century ruler of the Lenca people. The lempira was introduced in 1931, replacing the peso at par. In the late 1980s, the exchange rate was two lempiras to the United States dollar.#economy]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:34 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567459 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567525 Nayib Bukele is a Salvadoran politician and businessman who became the 46th and current President of El Salvador after winning the 2019 election. He took office on 1 June 2019. #government]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567525 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567584 Tabare Ramon Vazquez Rosas is a Uruguayan politician serving as the 41st and current President of Uruguay since 2015. He previously served as President from 2005 to 2010 as the 39th officeholder.  He is also my dads best friend. I've gotten to meet him 7 times before. I've met a celebrity aaaaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!]]> 2020-01-09 16:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429567584 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429657875 Nicaragua became a part of the First Mexican Empire in 1821, was a part of the United Provinces of Central America in 1823, and then became an independent republic in its own right in 1838. The Mosquito Coast based on Bluefields on the Atlantic was claimed by the United Kingdom as a protectorate from 1655 to 1850.#history]]> 2020-01-09 18:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429657875 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662549 The eastern half of the island of Hispaniola, now known as the Dominican Republic, is the earliest of all the European colonies in the western hemisphere. The settlement of Santo Domingo is established on the south coast in 1496 by Diego Columbus, younger brother of the explorer.]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662549 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662600 The recorded written history of Haiti began on 5 December 1492 when the European navigator Christopher Columbus happened upon a large island in the region of the western Atlantic Ocean that later came to be known as the Caribbean. From 1697 on, the western part of the island was French and the eastern part was Spanish.]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662600 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662645 The cordoba is the currency of Nicaragua. It is divided into 100 centavos. The first córdoba was introduced on March 20, 1912.On April 30, 1991 the third córdoba, also called the córdoba oro, was introduced, worth 5,000,000 2nd córdobas.]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662645 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662689 The Brazilian flag is bright green with a yellow diamond in the center filled with a blue globe. Within the blue globe are some stars – 27 to be exact – and a white banner with the country's slogan: Ordem e Progresso, which means Order and Progress. #history]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:15 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662689 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662723 Jair Messias Bolsonaro is a Brazilian politician and retired military officer who has been the 38th president of Brazil since 1 January 2019. He served in the country's Chamber of Deputies, representing the state of Rio de Janeiro, between 1991 and 2018#history]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662723 kellyvawter https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662750 The Brazilian real is the official currency of Brazil. It is subdivided into 100 centavos. The Central Bank of Brazil is the central bank and the issuing authority. The real replaced the Brazilian cruzeiro. As of April 2016, the real is the nineteenth most traded currency in the world by value]]> 2020-01-09 19:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kellyvawter/rj0v9z3e23ru/wish/429662750