Travel Facts South America
Population: 72 million +
Currencies: Peso, Reais, USD, Euro, GYD, nuevo sol
Language: Spanish, Portuguese, Quechua
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Regions in South America include the Andean States,
the Guianas, the Southern Cone, and Brazil which
is the largest country in South America in area
and also population.
Did you know that the continent of South America is
home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls
in Venezuela - the largest rainforest, the Amazon
Rainforest - the largest river by volume, the Amazon
River - the highest capital city, La Paz, Bolivia -
the highest commercially navigable lake in the world,
Lake Titicaca - the world's southernmost permanently
inhabited community, Puerto Toro, Chile - the longest
mountain range, the Andes - the driest place on earth,
the Atacama Desert.
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