Central America
Central America is the thin section of land that links the North American continent with the South American continent. Geographically part of North America, it is made up of seven small, mostly tropical countries that have much more in common with South…Tap on the map to travel |
Popular Destinations
Guatemala
Guatemala has a rich and distinctive culture from the extended mixing of elements from Spain and the Maya people who are native to Central America.Costa Rica
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Costa Rica is has bewilderingly diverse culture, climates, flora, and fauna, and landscapes range…
Nicaragua
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Nicaragua is the largest country in Central America by area and the least densely populated.
Destinations
Honduras
Honduras has colonial villages, ancient Maya ruins, natural parks, and a Pacific and Caribbean coastline and the Bay Islands, with great beaches and coral reefs where snorkeling and diving are exceptional by any standard.Belize
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Belize offers world-class attractions include exploring the lush jungles with exotic plants and animals, deep sea fishing, swimming, snorkelling and diving in the Caribbean Sea with its attractive reefs and visiting the Mayan ruins.
Panama
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Panama is the "Crossroads of the Americas", with a privileged position connecting North and South America and linking the Pacific with the Atlantic.
El Salvador
El Salvador has many natural riches, such as beautiful and secluded beaches on the Pacific coast of Central America, majestic forests in the mountains and striking volcanoes.Central America
- Type: subcontinent
- Description: subregion of the Americas
- Neighbors: North America and South America
- Location: North America
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Latitude of center
12.73° or 12° 43' 48" northLongitude of center
-85.3° or 85° 18' westWikidata ID
Q27611Central America Satellite Map
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Also Known As
- Abkhazian: Tamrikt Talemmast
- Achinese: Amirika Teungoh
- Achinese: Amirika Teungöh
- Afar: Oraylıq Amerika
- Afrikaans: Sentraal-Amerika
- Albanian: Amerika Qendrore
- Amharic: መካከለኛ አሜሪካ
- Arabic: Butnga nga Amerika
- Arabic: أمريكا الوسطى
- Aragonese: America Central
- Armenian: Կենտրոնական Ամերիկա
- Arpitan: Amèrica centrâla
- Asturian: América Central
- Avaric: Istefa Amerika
- Azerbaijani: Mərkəzi Amerika
- Balinese: Amérika Tengah
- Bambara: Cema Amerika
- Bashkir: Үҙәк Америка
- Basque: Erdialdeko Amerika
- Belarusian: Цэнтральная Амерыка
- Belarusian: Цэнтральная Амэрыка
- Bengali: মধ্য আমেরিকা
- Bhojpuri: मध्य अमेरिका
- Bislama: Sentrol Amerika
- Breton: Kreizamerika
- Bulgarian: Централна Америка
- Burmese: ဗဟိုအမေရိက
- Catalan: Amèrica Central
- Cebuano: Amerika Sentral
- Central Kurdish: ئەمریکای ناوەڕاست
- Chinese: Tiong Bí-chiu
- Chinese: 中美洲
- Cornish: Amerika Gres
- Croatian: Srednja Amerika
- Czech: Amerika
- Czech: Střední Amerika
- Danish: Mellemamerika
- Dimli (individual language): Amerika Miyanên
- Dutch: Centraal-Amerika
- Esperanto: Centr-Ameriko
- Esperanto: Centra Ameriko
- Esperanto: Centrameriko
- Estonian: Kesk-Ameerika
- Faroese: Miðamerika
- Finnish: Keski-Amerikka
- French: Amérique centrale
- Friulian: Americhe centrâl
- Galician: América Central
- Georgian: ცენტრალური ამერიკა
- German: Mittelamerika
- German: Zentralamerika
- Greek: Κεντρική Αμερική
- Guarani: Mbyte Amérika
- Guarani: Mbyteamérika
- Guianese Creole French: Lanmérik santral
- Hakka Chinese: Chûng Mî-chû
- Hausa: Chûng Mî-chû
- Hebrew: אמריקה המרכזית
- Hindi: केंद्रीय अमेरिका
- Hungarian: Közép-Amerika
- Icelandic: Mið-Ameríka
- Ido: Central-Amerika
- Iloko: Tengnga nga Amerika
- Inari Sami: Koskâ-Amerik
- Inari Sami: Kuovdâ-Amerik
- Indonesian: Amerika Tengah
- Ingush: Юкъера Америка
- Interlingua: America Central
- Irish: Meiriceá Láir
- Italian: America centrale
- Jamaican Creole English: Senchral Amoerka
- Japanese: 中央アメリカ
- Javanese: Amérika Tengah
- Javanese: Amérikah Tengah
- Kabyle: Tamrikt Talemmast
- Kalaallisut: Amerika Qilerleq
- Kannada: ಮಧ್ಯ ಅಮೇರಿಕ
- Kara-Kalpak: Orayliq Amerika
- Kazakh: Орталық Америка
- Khmer: អាមេរិក កណ្ដាល
- Kinaray-A: Kaamerikhan Natung·an
- Kinaray-A: Natung·an nga Kaamerikhan
- Kirghiz: Борбордук Америка
- Kongo: Amelika ya Kati
- Korean: 중미
- Korean: 중앙아메리카
- Kotava: Istefa Amerika
- Kurdish: Amerîkaya Navîn
- Ladin: America zentrela
- Lao: Tengnga nga Amerika
- Latin: America Centralis
- Latin: Media America
- Latvian: Centrālamerika
- Ligurian: Stati de l'America do Nòrd e Çentrâ
- Limburgan: Midde-Amerika
- Lingua Franca Nova: America Sentral
- Lithuanian: Centrinė Amerika
- Lower Sorbian: Srjejźna Amerika
- Macedonian: Средна Америка
- Malagasy: Amerika Afovoany
- Malay: Amerika Tengah
- Malayalam: മദ്ധ്യ അമേരിക്ക
- Manx: America Veanagh
- Marathi: मध्य अमेरिका
- Min Dong Chinese: Dṳ̆ng Mī-ciŭ
- Min Nan Chinese: Tiong Bí-chiu
- Minangkabau: Amerika Tangah
- Mingrelian: ცენტრალური ამერიკა
- Narom: Améthique Centrale
- Nepali: केन्द्रीय अमेरिका
- Northern Sami: Gaska-Amerihkká
- Norwegian: Mellom-Amerika
- Norwegian Bokmål: Mellom-Amerika
- Norwegian Bokmål: Sentral-Amerika
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Mellom-Amerika
- Occitan (post 1500): America Centrala
- Old English (ca. 450-1100): Middelamerica
- Oromo: Ameerikaa Giddu Galeessaa
- Ossetian: Централон Америкæ
- Pampanga: Kalibudtang America
- Pampanga: Kalibudtang Amerika
- Panjabi: ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ
- Papiamento: Amérika Sentral
- Persian: آمریکای مرکزی
- Picard: Anmérike chintrale
- Pitcairn-Norfolk: Sentril Merika
- Polish: Ameryka Centralna
- Polish: Ameryka Środkowa
- Portuguese: América Central
- Quechua: Chawpi Awya Yala
- Romanian: America Centrală
- Russian: Центральная Америка
- Rusyn: Середня Америка
- Samoan: Central Amelika
- Samogitian: Cėntrėnė Amerėka
- Santali: ᱛᱟᱞᱢᱟ ᱟᱢᱮᱨᱤᱠᱟ
- Sardinian: Amèrica Tzentrale
- Scots: Central Americae
- Scottish Gaelic: Aimearaga Mheadhanach
- Serbian: Средња Америка
- Serbian: Централна Америка
- Serbo-Croatian: Centralna Amerika
- Sicilian: Amèrica cintrali
- Silesian: Cyntralnŏ Ameryka
- Sinhala: මධ්යම ඇමරිකාව
- Skolt Sami: Kõskk-Amerikk
- Slovak: Stredná Amerika
- Slovenian: Medmorska Amerika
- Somali: Bartamaha Ameerika
- South Azerbaijani: اورتا آمریکا
- Spanish: America Central
- Spanish: America del Centro
- Spanish: América Central
- Spanish: América del Centro
- Spanish: Centroamerica
- Spanish: Centroamérica
- Spanish: Centroamérica y el Caribe
- Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵜⴰⵎⵔⵉⴽⵜ ⵜⴰⵏⴰⵎⵎⴰⵙⵜ
- Swedish: Centralamerika
- Tagalog: Gitnang Amerika
- Tajik: Амрикои Марказӣ
- Tamil: நடு அமெரிக்கா
- Tatar: Үзәк Америка
- Thai: อเมริกากลาง
- Tok Pisin: Sentrel Amerika
- Turkish: Orta Amerika
- Tyap: Amerika A̱ka̱wa̱tyia̱
- Udmurt: Шор Америка
- Uighur: ئوتتۇرا ئامېرىكا
- Ukrainian: Центральна Америка
- Upper Sorbian: Srjedźna Amerika
- Urdu: وسطی امریکا
- Urdu: وسطی امریکہ
- Uzbek: Markaziy Amerika
- Venetian: Amèrica Sentrałe
- Venetian: amèrica sentrałe
- Vietnamese: Trung Mĩ
- Vietnamese: Trung Mỹ
- Vlaams: Centroal-Amerika
- Võro: Kesk-Ameeriga
- Walloon: Mîtrinne Amerike
- Waray (Philippines): Butnga nga Amerika
- Welsh: Canolbarth America
- Western Frisian: Sintraal-Amearika
- Western Panjabi: وسطی امریکا
- Western Panjabi: گبھلا امریکا
- Wolof: Diggu Aamerig
- Wu Chinese: 中美洲
- Yakut: Орто Америка
- Yiddish: צענטראל־אמעריקע
- Yoruba: Àrin Amẹ́ríkà
- Yue Chinese: 中美洲
- Zulu: IMelika Wenkaba
- America Centrale
- Amerika Miyanêne
- Central Amerika
- צענטראל-אמעריקע
- ئەمریکای ناوەندی
- អាមេរិកកណ្ដាល
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