The Names That Shaped Latin America (Los Nombres que Construyeron América Latina)
About this episode
The episode explores the origins of country names in Latin America and the historical context behind them.
Where do names come from, and most importantly, where do country names come from? Usually, they have some sort of historic link with tribes who already lived there, with a great historic figure, or simply as a description of something that explorers saw. But in Latin America, quite a few names were given due to transcription or translation errors, such as "Costa Rica" being literally from the explorers noting "this coast looks rich, let's come back and plunder it". Yes, country names can ca...
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