South America places

where pacific and Atlantic meet (Cape thorn)

Tierra del Fuego, argentina

world’s largest salt flat

salar de uyuni, Bolivia

• 12,500 ft in elevation

• world’s largest navigable lake

• largest lake in south America

Lake Titicaca, bolivia

largest rainforest in the world

covers 60% of the amazon basin

40% of the total rainforest is in Brazil

Brazilian Amazon Rainforest, brazil

world’s largest tropical wetland

Pantal, brazil

driest non-polar desert in the world

average 1-3 mm rainfall per year

Atacama Desert, Chile

one of the most isolated inhabited islands in the world

easter island, chile

dry tropical forest

tatacoa desert, colombia

unique biodiversity inspired by Charles Darwin’s theories on evolution natural selection

Galapagos islands, ecuador

741 ft high

tallest single drop waterfalls in the world

Kaiteur falls,guyana

One of the most famous and well-preserved archaeological sites in the world

built by Inca in 15th century

Machu Picchu, peru

southernmost capital in the Americas

Montevideo, uruguay

grassland and Savannah

great for soil for agriculture,

famous for cattle wrenches

pampas, uruguay

world’s tallest uninterrupted waterfall

3212 feet

angel fall, venezuela