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This quarter in class I have studied the geography of different regions of the globe. For this essay I will compare and contrast two different regions. The ones I have chosen are Puerto Rico and Honduras. Below i'm going to talk about their physical features, culture, and location on the globe.
Puerto rico is located in between the Caribbean sea and the North atlantic ocean, east from the Dominican republic. Puerto rico is an island completely surrounded the North atlantic ocean and the Caribbean sea. This island has many natural attractions from the white sand beaches to the palm trees and natural growing fruit. Puerto rico has a very famous rain forest called El Yunque National Forest, formerly known as the Luquillo National Forest and the Caribbean National Forest. It is a forest located in Northeastern Puerto Rico and the only tropical rain forest in the United States National Forest System. Honduras location is just west of Puerto rico in central america bordering the
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The mainstream religion that the people follow is roman catholic. The majority of Puerto ricans speak spanish and are taught english in school. There are many famous Puerto rican dishes. My favorite is a “jibarito” which is a sandwich with steak cheese lettuce tomato mayo and two smashed fried plantains and a toothpick to hold it all together. Hondurans are also mixed, with Honduran american and afro Honduran. in Honduras they also follow the roman catholic and protestant religions. In Honduras the people speak spanish creole and english depending on where you're at in Honduras. The baleada is one of the most common street foods in Honduras. The basic style is made of a flour tortilla which is folded and filled with refried beans, quesillo or cheese and sour cream. Many people add roasted meat, avocado, plantains or scrambled eggs as

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