South America

Nestled between the Caribbean, the South Pacific, and the South Atlantic Oceans, South America is the wilder of the Americas and a continent of superlatives. The world's biggest rainforest and the largest river, the highest mountain range outside Asia, remote …

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Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital of the Argentine Republic. The name means fair winds in Spanish. It is one of the largest cities … Buenos Aires Travel Guide »
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro is the second largest city in Brazil, on the South Atlantic coast. Rio is famous for its breathtaking landscape … Rio de Janeiro Travel Guide »
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, with a city population of about 11 million and almost 20 million in its metropolitan region. São Paulo Travel Guide »
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Brazil
Brazil, is the largest country in South America and fifth largest in the world. Famous for its football tradition and its annual … Brazil Travel Guide »
Peru
Peru is a country in South America, situated on the western side of that continent, facing the South Pacific Ocean and straddling … Peru Travel Guide »
Colombia
Colombia is the only country in South America with coastlines on both the North Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. Colombia Travel Guide »
Argentina
Argentina, is a large, elongated country in the southern part of South America, neighbouring countries being Bolivia, Brazil, and … Argentina Travel Guide »
Ecuador
Ecuador is a country in Northwestern South America, with a Pacific Ocean coastline, lying on the Equator between Colombia, to the … Ecuador Travel Guide »
Bolivia
Bolivia is a beautiful, geographically diverse, multiethnic, and democratic country in the heart of South America. Bolivia Travel Guide »
Chile
Chile narrowly stretches along the southern half of the west coast of South America, between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. Chile Travel Guide »
Venezuela
Venezuela is a country in South America. Having a shoreline along the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela … Venezuela Travel Guide »
Uruguay
Uruguay is a country in South America. It has a South Atlantic Ocean coastline and lies between Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. Uruguay Travel Guide »
Paraguay
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordering Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The country is rich in natural … Paraguay Travel Guide »
Guyana
Guyana, is a country in north-eastern South America. It has an Atlantic Ocean coastline in the northeast, and lies between … Guyana Travel Guide »
Suriname
Suriname, formerly the colony of Netherlands Guiana or Dutch Guiana, is a country in Northern South America. Suriname Travel Guide »
Falkland Islands
The Falkland Islands consist of two main islands and several hundred smaller islands in the south Atlantic Ocean, off the east coast of southern South America. Falkland Islands Travel Guide »
Tierra del Fuego
Tierra del Fuego is an archipelago off the south of South America, separated from the mainland by the Magellan Strait. Tierra del Fuego Travel Guide »
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