{"id":7258,"date":"2026-09-15T00:10:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=7258"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:37:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T03:37:26","slug":"7258","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/?p=7258","title":{"rendered":"Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua Declared their Independence from Spain in 1821"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua declared their independence from Spain in 1821.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7672\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7672\" class=\"  wp-image-7672\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Costa-Rica.gif\" alt=\"Costa Rica\" width=\"145\" height=\"92\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of Costa Rica<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Costa Rica<\/strong>, about the size of West Virginia, has a population of about 4.7 million people. The country, which exports bananas, pineapples, and coffee, has four active volcanoes. San Jos\u00e9 is the capital. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/geography\/countries\/article\/costa-rica\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costa Rica<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7676\" style=\"width: 155px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7676\" class=\"  wp-image-7676\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/El-Salvador.gif\" alt=\"El Salvador\" width=\"145\" height=\"91\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of El Salvador<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>El Salvador<\/strong>, slightly smaller than the state of Massachusetts, has a population of 6.1 million people. It exports coffee, sugar, and textiles. It is the only Central American country that does not have a coastline on the Caribbean Sea. San Salvador is the capital. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/geography\/countries\/article\/el-salvador\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El Salvador<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7686\" style=\"width: 154px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7686\" class=\"  wp-image-7686\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Guatemala.gif\" alt=\"Guatemala\" width=\"144\" height=\"96\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7686\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of Guatemala<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Guatemala<\/strong>, slightly smaller than the state of Tennessee, has a population of 14.3 million people. It exports sugar, coffee, and petroleum. Mountains cover most of the country, and Guatemala City is the capital. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/geography\/countries\/article\/guatemala\">Guatemala<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7683\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7683\" class=\"  wp-image-7683\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Honduras2.gif\" alt=\"Honduras\" width=\"150\" height=\"75\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of Honduras<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Honduras<\/strong>, slightly larger than the state of Tennessee, is home to 8.5 million people. The country often experiences hurricanes along the Caribbean coast. It exports textiles, shrimp, and coffee. Tegucigalpa is the capital. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/geography\/countries\/article\/honduras\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honduras<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7684\" style=\"width: 172px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7684\" class=\"  wp-image-7684\" src=\"http:\/\/www.celebrateandlearn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/Nicaragua.gif\" alt=\"Nicaragua\" width=\"162\" height=\"81\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-7684\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flag of Nicaragua<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Nicaragua<\/strong>, a bit smaller than the state of New York, has a population of 5.8 million people. The largest country in Central America, Nicaragua exports beef, coffee, gold, and sugar. Managua is the capital. Children can learn more at: <a href=\"https:\/\/kids.nationalgeographic.com\/geography\/countries\/article\/nicaragua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nicaragua<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua declared their independence from Spain in 1821. Costa Rica, about the size of West Virginia, has a population of about 4.7 million people. The country, which exports bananas, pineapples, and coffee, has four active volcanoes. San Jos\u00e9 is the capital. 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