Walking past the schoolyard, I heard a dispute between two boys aged 9-10. I won’t retell the whole point, but the point was that one was trying to prove to the second his erudition and knowledge in terms of geography: “Do you even know what the capital of America is?” said the little one in a confident, uncontroversial voice. In response, timidly came: “Which one?”.
As a result, the second baby was cruelly ridiculed as ignorant. However, if you look at it, he was right. For some reason, when pronouncing this name, we willy-nilly mean the United States, but in fact these are two continents - North America and South America, huge continents on which entire states are located with their own culture, peoples, traditions and customs.
The capital of America. Still, let's talk about the USA
Contrary to a fairly common misconception, the capital of America is not New York at all, as many believe, but Washington. The city that was named after the founder and very first president of the countryGeorge Washington, who defended the freedom of citizens from mass colonists from Great Britain.
Located on the banks of the Patomac River, this city is considered the main political center of the United States. It can rightly be called the most independent. Why? Yes, because it so happened historically that it does not belong to any state.
Here are the main government offices (city hall, Congress, Senate, city council, foreign embassies, departments and ministries), as well as the main offices of banks and international organizations.
The capital of America is so important in the life of the people that literally everything here is imbued with the spirit of patriotism. Throughout the city, you can find architectural monuments that embody the symbols of the state, numerous memorials, museums, galleries and exhibitions on similar topics.
Thousands of tourists come here every year, both Americans themselves and travelers from different parts of the world.
The capital of South America. What to see first?
Getting to this continent is quite difficult, and above all because of the distance that will have to be overcome when traveling from Russia. But those who do manage to do it can not help but be envious, as everyone can find something to their liking here.
One of the most famous cities, of course, is the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires. The place is undeniably popular among football fans and tango lovers.
Buenos Aires can actually be considered a real city ofcontrasts”, because here, in the immediate vicinity of modern skyscrapers, modest and ancient Spanish quarters are still preserved, and the slums of remote areas strikingly contrast with the fashionable areas of the center. And if the old part resembles such European metropolises as Madrid, London or Paris, then the modern building is definitely not inferior to New York, Tokyo or Beijing.
This, of course, green city can boast of the presence of parks and boulevards, and in the central part, even seasoned tourists will be amazed by the variety of monuments and monuments.
The capital of North America. What else besides Washington?
Since there are only two states on the continent, and the USA and Washington were discussed in the first section of this article, now let's focus on Canada and its capital Ottawa.
As the main city of the country, this metropolis is only the fourth in terms of area and population, behind Toronto, Montreal and Calgary. However, this does not prevent her from being the sixth-best-lived country on the planet for several years in a row.
Located at the confluence of three rivers, Ottawa has been and still is a place for negotiations, business meetings and business conferences, business deals since time immemorial.
The capital of this city was appointed by Queen Victoria in the middle of the 19th century, preferring it to Ontario and Quebec.
