This is a good example that one's point of view affects how one thinks. We were taught in school that North, Central and South America are different parts of the American continent. That makes sense from a historical way of thinking, but geologically there are probably just two continents: North and South. We (Panama) only formed about 2 million years ago.

Alex

>Actually, the whole continent is called North America. There is a continent called South America too.
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>>Hola Plinio,
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>>I would bet that the term America to refer to the United States of America started during the European emmigrations to the US during the 19th century when people might have said "I am going to America" (the continent). Of course we know that the whole continent is called America, but if my guess is right then it is understandable why those immigrants felt they were in "America" when they arrived in the US. This guess started when I heard some of my Spanish teacher-priests refer to the fact that they too looked forward to coming to "America" when they meant one of their schools in Latin America. It is not something we should take offense to.
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>>>America is not a Country, it's a Continent. From Canada to Chile it's a whole continent.
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>>>>I made some changes to the main page today at http://www.KeepAmericaAtWork.com that hopefully will answer all of these questions.
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>>>>Thanks,
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>>>>Virgil