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Central America, a part of North America, is a tropical isthmus that connects North America to South America. It includes 7 countries - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama and many small offshore islands.
Overall, the land is fertile and rugged, and dominated through its heart by a string of volcanic mountain ranges that are punctuated by a few active & dangerous volcanoes. The region has a tropical climate.
Central America is part of the Mesoamerican Biodiversity hotspot. It has the 7% of the world's biodiversity.
The diets of peoples in Mexico and Central America have several commonalities, though within the region great differences in methods of preparation and in local recipes exist. The basis of the traditional diet in this part of the world is corn (maize) and beans, with the addition of meat, animal products, local fruits, and vegetables.
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Maize is generally ground and treated with lime and then pressed into flat cakes called tortillas. In Mexico and Guatemala, these are flat and thin, while in other Central American countries tortillas are thicker. In El Salvador, for example, small, thick cakes of maize, filled with meat, cheese, or beans, are called pupusas. Maize is also used in a variety of other preparations, including tacos, tamales, and a thin gruel called atole . The complementary staple in the region is beans ( frijoles ), most commonly black or pinto beans.
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