Central America Guatemala ● Bordered in west by Mexico, Northeast by Belize, and south east by Honduras, and El salvador ● southwest is bordered by the Pacific Ocean while northeast is bordered by the Gulf of Honduras ● It’s Peten department is located in its north ○ largest of all the departments of Guatemala ○ Capital at Flores ● Volcan Tajumulco ○ Highest point in Guatemala ○ located in the Sierra Madre range ○ Located in the San Marcos department ○ Also is the highest mountain in the Central Americas ● Contains the Polochic river ○ has its mouth at lake IZABAL ● Contains the Dulce river which originates out of LaKE izabal and has its mouth at the city of livingston ● Lake Izabal ○ Largest lake in Guatemala ○ Receives the Polochic river and its main outflow is the Dulce river ○ Drains into the Gulf of Honduras ○ It is connected to the smaller Lake El Golfete ● The Usuminta River serves as its border to mexico ● Motagua River is located in it ● It claims land inbetween the Hondo And Sibun rivers which serves as its border as Belize ● Contains lake Atitlan ● Capital is at Guatemala City Belize ● In the north it is borded by the Mexican state Quintana Roo and it shares a border with the Peten Department of Guatemala, and in the south it borders the department of Izbal ● In the east it is bordered by the Carribean sea ● It contains the second largest coral reef system in the world ● Contains the Great blue hole ● It's northern border is marked by the Hondo River and the Sarstoon rive forms its border with Guatemala ● Largest river is the Belize River which goes through Belize City ● Contains the Mopan, Macal, New River( longest completely in Belize), Sibun River, and the Manatee river, and The Monkey River ● Contains the Maya Mountains which also go into eastern Guatemala ● Highest point is Doyle's delight and second highest is Victoria peak both in Maya mountains ● It contains the southern part of Cheturnal bay ● Corozoal bay indents this country's northern part ● Islands include: Ambergris cay the largest in the country, Hicks Cayes, Turneffe Atoll, and Lighthouse Reef ● Capital: Belmopan ● Cities: Belize City( Largest), Dangriga, Corozal, Punta Gorda, Orange Walk ● Was devastated by hurricane Hattie Honduras ● It is bordered in the north by the Carribean sea and it touches the Pacific Ocean thought the gulf of fonseca just in the south ● Land borders it in the south it is bordered by El Salvador and Nicargua and bordered in the west by Guatemala ● Contains the Ulua River, Choluteca River, Patuca River(largest in Honduras), La Quebradona River, and the Goascoran River ● It's southern border is marked by the Coco River and it's also formed by the Negro River ● It contains the northernmost part of the Mosquito coast ● Motagua River forms apart of the border for it and Guatemala ● Southern border is bounded by the peak of Cerro El Pital that marks the border of El Salvador ● Highest point is Cerro Las Minas ● Holds the UNSECO heritage site of Rio Platano Biosphere Reve ● Islands: Tigre island, Swan Islands, and the islands of the Islas De la Bahia ● Capital and largest city is Tegucigalpa ● Cities: San Pedro Sula, Choloma, La Ceiba, El Progresso, and Ciudad Cholteca El Salvador ● Smallest and most densely populated Central American country ● Is the only Central American country that doesn't touch the Carribean Sea ● In the south its bordering the Pacific Ocean and part of the gulf of fonseca in the east ● It borders Guatemala in the northwest and honduras in the north ● It contains the Lempa River , which contains the Cerron Grande Dam ● Called the lighthouse of the pacific, because of All the volcano eruptions ● Lakes include Llopango, Coatepeque, and Guijia, and the false lake Embalse Cerron Grande ● Contains the Bolqueron valley ● Some volcanoes include Izalco and the Santa Ana Volcano (Izalco has erupted like 51times) ● Capital and largest city is San Salvador ● Cities: Soyapango, Santa Ana, San Miguel, Santa Tecla, And Mejicanos Costa Rica ● Bordered in the north by Nicargua and in the south by Panama ● On the east is the Carribean sea and on the west is the Pacific Ocean ● It's northern border is marked by the San Juan River ● Contains the Pacuare, Reventazon, Frio, Abangares, and Terraba rivers ● Mountain ranges include the Cordillera de Guanacaste, Cordillera de Tilarán, and the northern part of the Cordillera De Talamanca ● Mountains include: Cerro Kamuk, Tenorio volcano, Irazu, and the Orosi volcano ● Highest point is Cerro Chirripio ● Contains the Gulf oF Nicoya, which touches the Nicoya peninsula ● Contains the Monteverde cloud forest reserve ● Tortugero national park is located here ● Owns Calero island and Chira island ● Capital is San Jose is also largest city ● Cities: Puntarenas, Liberia, Alajuela, Puerto Limon, and Cartago ● Contains Lake Arenal ● Home to the osa peninsula Nicargua ● Bordered in the north by honduras and in the south by Costa Rica ● Bordered to the east by the carribean sea and to the west by the Pacifc ocean ● Northern border is marked by the Coco River and the southern border is marked by The San Juan River ● Contains the Tipitaca River, Tuma River, and the Wawa River ● Contains most of the Mosquito coast ● Volcanoes that matter in this country is Conception( in lake nicargua), and Maderas( also in lake nicargua)and the Mobacho volcano ( in lake Nicaragua) ● Contains the Amerrique mountains and the Cordilera Isabella(is located in the north) ● Highest point is Mount Mogoton ● Contains the Corn islands, Ometepe and Solentiname ( both in lake Nicaragua), and Zapatera island ● Contains lake Nicaragua and Lake Managua ● Capital and largest city Is Managua ● Cities: Bluefields, Leon, Masaya, Tipitaca, Chinandeca ● Contains Zelaya province Panama ● Namesake Canal: ○ Boyd­Roosevelt Highway ○ Flamenco Island ○ Gaillard Cut ○ Paraiso and Cocoli are cities on it ○ Lake Gatun ○ Colon and Balboa are cities on it ○ Chagres River ○ Lake Miraflores ○ Limon Bay ○ Martin Torrijos made a 5.25 billion dollar overhaul to it ○ Centennial Bridge ○ Bridge of the Americas ○ Colon Free Zone ● Volcan Baru ● Cordillera de Talamanca mountains ● Rio Tuira ● Gulf of San Miguel ● Almirante is a major port for bananas ● San Blas Islands ● Ports of Cristobal are huge ● Darien Province ● Colon Province .