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Answer to question 1:
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador
Answer to question 2:
El Paso (Texas) — A mountain pass is a paso; the city is on a historically major route through the Rocky Mountains. Fresno (California) — Spanish for ash tree. Galveston (Texas) — Named after Bernardo de Gálvez, a Spanish general. Grand Canyon (and other canyons) — The English "canyon" comes from the Spanish cañón