SOUTH AMERICA
Quick Facts
Description South America, the planet's 4th largest continent, includes (12) countries and (3) major territories. It contains the massive Amazon River and surrounding basin - the largest tropical rain forest in the world; the toothy-edged Andes Mountains, that stretch the entire length of the continent, and some of the most diverse and spectacular landforms on the planet.
Continent Size:
6,879,000 sq miles
Percent of Earth's Land: 12%
Population: 379,500,000
Highest Point: Cerro Aconcagua
Andes Mountains, Argentina - 22,833 ft (6,959m).
Lowest Point: Peninsula Valdes
Argentina coastline -151 ft (-40m) below sea level
Countries and Capitals of South America
Argentina- Buenos Aires
Bolivia- La Paz
Brazil- Brasilia
Chile-Santiago
Colombia- Bogota
Ecuador- Quinto
French Guiana- Cayenne
Guyana- Georgetown
Paraguay- Asuncion
Peru- Lima
Suriname- Paramaribo
Uruguay- Montevideo
Venezuela- Caracas
Laitn America
LAtin American Coutries and Links
Antigua & Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Puerto Rico
St. Kitts & Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad & Tobago
Turks & Caicos Islands
Virgin Islands
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Soccer
Soccer is a major activity in South America. This is a sport played by most the people that live there and something they strongly support.
