Mexico and Central America
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To the east of Central America is a
chain of tropical islands called the
West Indies. The weather here is
warm all year, but hurricanes
can strike in summer.
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Panama Canal
The man-made Panama Canal
links the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans. About 12,000 ships
pass through it every year,
making it one of the world’s
busiest waterways.
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Panama Canal
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Spider monkey
Cut the leafy
top off a pineapple
and plant it in a pot of soil. If
you keep it in a greenhouse,
it will grow into a
pineapple plant.
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