Word Search Puzzles about Latin America and Caribbean

This printable pdf has 6 word search puzzles about South America, Central America, Mexico and Caribbean:

Countries and dependencies: Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela and 17 dependencies.

Capitals: In this word search puzzle about capital cities, there are capitals of independent countries in South America, Central America and Caribbean. 

Other big cities: There are 31 big cities that are not capitals such as Juárez (Mexico), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Córdoba (Argentina) and Tijuana (Mexico).

Rivers and lakes: In this word search, there are 25 rivers and 5 lakes. For example: Amazon River (Peru, Colombia, Brazil 4,000mi), Maroni River (Suriname, French Guiana 380 mi), Essequibo River (Guyana 630 mi), Lake Titicaca (Bolivia, Peru)

Mountains in the Andes There are 48 mountain peaks in this puzzle like Aconcagua, Copa, Yerupajá and Ramada Norte.

World Heritage Sites These sites are from UNESCO’s Heritage List. There are 43 sites with names and very short descriptions in brackets. I have chosen sites with reasonably short names to fit the puzzle. Some examples: Machu Picchu (City from 15th century), Iguazú (National park with waterfalls), Qhapaq Ñan (Andean road system), Teotihuacan (Large ancient city with Pyramids) and Chichen-Itza (Great Mayan city that flourished almost 1,000 years). 

 All answers are included.

How to use: Words can be vertically, horizontally or diagonally. If there is a spacebar or - in the name, it is omitted in the word search. These word searches are best suitable for upper elementary or middle school students.