• The Dominican Republic is home to the highest mountain peak in the Caribbean, named what?
  
  
• Which Caribbean nation was previously called San Cristóbal (St. Christopher) and Santa María de las Nieves (Our Lady of the Snows), a name that is shortened in its present-day version?
  
  
• What are the names of the two largest islands in the nation of Cuba?
  
  
• Which Caribbean Creole, spoken on the island of Hispaniola, is composed of a mixture of French and African languages?

World Holidays
Holidays provide a great way to introduce students to the culture and history of a country. "Observe" a world holiday in your classroom by asking students to research the holiday's origins or learn more about a particular aspect of the country.

• Coca-Cola went on sale for the first time in Jacob's Pharmacy in Atlanta on May 8, 1886.
  
  
• Juliette Low founded the Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. in Savannah in 1912.
  
  
• Georgia's Capitol has a gold dome. The gold for the dome came from Dahlonega, Georgia, the site of one of the first gold rushes in North America.
  
  
• Learn more.

March Podcast

Photo Gallery Pick


Carib Territory, Dominica, January 2005
Weaver: Grass is woven by hand into various types of crafts in the Carib Territory. This man sells his crafts from his own shop and also takes them to Roseau's Old Market to sell. He employs traditional methods handed down from Dominica's Arawak natives.

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