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Hispanic Places in the U.S.

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Rincon, Puerto Rico

Hispanic places in the U.S.? Yes! Many to be exact. Mostly in the south and the North East of the U.S. Not surprising after knowing that the southern part of the United States was the northern part of Mexico.

Today the U.S. has a tremendous influx of Hispanics from many places around the globe, and specially from mexico. Therefore we find ourselves eating more Latino foods, listening to Latin music or even going to areas where Spanish is heavily spoken.

This is a small Hispanic-places-in-the-U.S. test that I hope creates an apetite to know more of these ethnic travel destinations, here, in our own country. Try not to scroll down completely as you can find the correct answers at the bottom of the page in the last section under "Check Your Answers Here."

This neighborhood was the settlement of the first wave of Cuban exiles and refugees in the late 1950s.
Little Havana in Miami FL
Kendall in Miami FL
My Cuba in Raleigh NC
Which island in known as "La Isla Nena" in the U.S.?
Dominican Republic
Puerto Rico
Vieques in Puerto Rico
Which neighborhood in New York City is called "El Barrio"?
Harlem
Soho
Spanish Harlem
This island is called "La Isla del Encanto"
Puerto Rico
Catalina Island in CA
South Padre Island in TX
This city is the oldest Spanish settlement in the U.S.
El Paso TX
Mission Viejo CA
St. Agustine FL

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  • This neighborhood was the settlement of the first wave of Cuban exiles and refugees in the late 1950s. Little Havana in Miami FL.
  • Which island in known as "La Isla Nena" in the U.S.? Vieques in Puerto Rico.
  • Which neighborhood in New York City is called "El Barrio"? Spanish Harlem.
  • This island is called "La Isla del Encanto." Puerto Rico.
  • This city is the oldest Spanish settlement in the U.S. St. Agustine.

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    One in seven people in the United States is of Hispanic origin.


    Hispanics are a mix of European, African and Native American people.


    In 204 B.C. Romans created the term Hispanic to identify inhabitants from the Iberian Peninsula
    which encompass Spain and Portugal today.


    The term Hispanic was adopted in the U.S. in the 1970s by the federal government in its census questionnaires.


    The U.S. is the fifth largest Hispanic country in the world.


    St. Augustine and Santa Fe were Hispanic cities founded before Plymouth.


    Spanish is the fourth most frequently spoken language in the world.


    Twenty countries speak Spanish as their first language.


    70% of the Hispanic population lives in five states: California, Texas, New York, Florida and Illinois.


    Hispanics are the largest minority in the U.S.


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