In South America there are twelve developing countries and about 348 million people. It has the greatest linguistic integration of all the continents: the great majority of the people speaks Portuguese or Spanish.

The Amazon River, in South America, is the world's greatest river in volume of water and size of drainage basin. Its length of 6,400km is only slightly surpassed by the Nile River, with 6,671km. On the other hand, the flow of water per second at mouth in the Amazon River is 175,000 cubic meters, while in Nile River is only 3,100 cubic meters. A huge difference.

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Buenos Aires - Argentina

Buenos Aires, located on the western bank of the Rio de la Plata, is the economic, political and cultural center of Argentina. It is a great metropolis with twelve million people with high cultural standard.

It is frequently described as the most European city of the Latin America. The majority of the population descends from Spanish, Italian and German immigrants. They are responsible for a city with intense cultural activity.

The Plaza de Mayo is the principal urban center of Buenos Aires. Around this square, important buildings can be found, like the Casa Rosada (the presidential palace), the metropolitan cathedral, and the Cabildo (the colonial town council, now a museum). Map of Argentina►

Punta del Este, Uruguay.

Punta del Este - Uruguay

Punta del Este is a resort in the Atlantic coast of Uruguay. This cosmopolitan city has casinos, beaches and excellent structure for tourism.

The main beaches are Playa Mansa, on the Río de la Plata, and Playa Brava, on the Atlantic coast. La Barra del Maldonado, 5km east of Punta del Este, has also clean and beautiful beaches. Map of Uruguay.

Brazil: A Nation with a Very Diversified Culture►

Oscar Niemeyer Museum, the newest museum in Curitiba Brazil, state of Paraná.

Torres del Paine National Park - The jagged granite mountains of Torres del Paine is a spectacle of colors and forms, located in the Chilean Patagonia, in Andes.