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1. My first trip is to the Southern Hemisphere, to a very cosmopolitan city, the capital of the country, which is the 8th largest country in the world. Part of this country includes Patagonia at the southern end of South America. This is the country where the tango originated. Where am I?.
2. I arrive in this new country to drink the best coffee in the world. I also want to see the emerald mines, hoping to get a good deal on emeralds. And in the week end, I will go to the Andes, as I was told some of the mountains reach 18,000 ft over sea level. Do you know where I am?
3. My next stop is the birthplace of the great Simón Bolívar, the Latin American hero who freed six nations. I want to visit Margarita Island, to wash my feet in the Orinoco River, which flows through several countries, but its source is located between this country and Brazil. I want to listen to joropos tonight, the typical music of this place. Where am I?
4. I now arrive in a small and beautiful country, very clean and green. People call it "The Switzerland of Central America" because it has a better economy than many other neighbor countries. It no longer has an army and it has political stability. This country is considered the "greenest country in the world". Where am I?
5. I was a little worried about visiting this place, mainly because this country does not have diplomatic relations with the United States, but I was born in it. I want to visit the Valley of Viñales, to see the mogotes, defined as "isolated, steep-sided, residual hills" only found in this valley, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. I also must visit the area known as Bay of Pigs. Where am I?
6. My next stop is in a city built on a dried lake with an altitude of 7,800 feet above sea level. Many years ago, in the early 16th century when the Spaniards arrived in America, this same place was called Tenochtitlan and it was a flourishing capital with multiple canals. The lake was called Texcoco by the residents. Where am I?
7. My next stop is an island where unfortunately, there is much poverty, but tourists do not see it as they concentrate in the areas with the beautiful beaches like Punta Cana. This country occupies two-thirds of Hispaniola, an island discovered by Columbus where he established the first Spanish capital in the New World. Tonight, I will dance a merengue in my hotel club. Where am I?
8. I am really getting old. I forgot to visit a country in South America where I know Spanish is the official language but many people speak Quechua. Upon my arrival I go to visit Lake Titicaca, located between this country and Bolivia. Where am I?
9. On my way to Spain, I stop in this little country because I always wanted to visit all the miniature countries in Europe and this country is one of them. Although the official language is Catalán, everybody speaks Spanish. It was not easy to travel to this place. There are no airports nor train stations. You can enter the country only by road, which you have to take in France or Spain. Where am I?
10. I thought my last stop was going to be Spain, but, what a surprise! I took the wrong plane and landed in Africa, in the only country where Spanish is the official language. Anyway, I am delighted. The problem is that, although they have found oil very recently, the children's mortality rate is about 20% before children reach age ten and half the people in the country do not get clean water to drink. Where am I?
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