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| Chapada Diamantina |
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Chapada Diamantina National Park in Brazil's Bahia state is called the Lost World, compared to the Grand Canyon and to Jurassic Park landscape, but the region stands on its own for the fantastic rock formations, rivers and waterfalls, and a vast underground river system that creates astonishingly beautiful caves that attract divers and spelunkers all year around.
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| Chiflon del Diablo |
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An account of guest author Clarence Fisk's visit to Lota, near Concepción, south of Santiago, to see the town, a fabulous park, and a coal mine, now open to visitors. The mine is called "El Chiflón del Diablo", or the Devil's Whistle, for the wind whistling through the tunnels. The text is accompanied by a photo gallery, with descriptions.
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| Deception Island |
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Formed when seawater rushed into a volcanic crater,
the harbor at Decpetion Island in the Shetland Islands is large, and a lure to visitors who want to swim in volcano-warmed Antarctic waters.
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| Inca Trail to Machu Picchu |
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Take the train from Cuzco and the bus up the mountain or walk the Inca Trail with these descriptions, helpful hints, and directions to
Peru's most fabled destination: Machu Picchu.
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| Virtual Inca Empire |
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The Inca empire extended out from Cuzco, the capital city of the empire, north to what is now Quito, into parts of Bolivia and south into the Atacama. The organized, orderly life of the Incas was disrupted and demolished by the conquistadores, who had their vision fixed on accumulating gold and silver. However, enough remains in the ruins and archaeological sites to fascinate the experts and traverls alike.
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Argentina
Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is the second largest country of
the South America countries, constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city,
Buenos Aires. It is the eighth largest country in the world by land area and the
largest among Spanish-speaking nations, though Mexico, Colombia and Spain are more
populous. Its continental area is between the Andes mountain range in the west and
the Atlantic Ocean in the east.
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Bolivia Bolivia, well-known officially like the multinational state of Bolivia, is a country without sea in central Suramérica.
It is bordered by Brazil to the north and the east, Paraguay and Argentina to the south,
and Chile and Peru to the west.
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Brazil Brazil offers for both domestic and international tourists, an ample gamut of options,
with natural areas being its most popular tourism product, a combination of ecotourism
with leisure and recreation, mainly sun and beach, and adventure travel, as well as
historic and cultural tourism. Among the most popular travel destinations are the Amazon
Rainforest, beaches and dunes in the Northeast Region, the Pantanal in the Center-West
Region, beaches at the Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, cultural and historic tourism
in Minas Gerais and business trips to São Paulo city. Without a doubt one of the best visited of the south america countries
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Chile According to the National Service of Tourism, 2 million people a year visit Chile.
Most of these visitors come from other countries in the American continent, mainly Argentina;
followed by a growing number from the United States, Europe, and Brazil with a growing
number of Asians from South Korea and PR China..
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Colombia Colombia has the 29th largest population in the world and the second largest of the South America Countries;
Popular tourist attractions include the historic Candelaria district of central Bogotá,
the walled city and beaches of Cartagena, the colonial towns of Santa Fe de Antioquia,
Popayan, Villa de Leyva and Santa Cruz de Mompox, and the Las Lajas Cathedral and the
Salt Cathedral of Zipaquira.
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Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative and democratic republic in
South America, bordered by Colombia to northern Peru in the east and south and the west
Pacific Ocean. It is one of only two South American countries, along with Chile, which
have no border with Brazil. The country also includes the Galapagos Islands in the Pacific,
about 620 kilometers west of the peninsula
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Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located approximately 300 miles
off the mainland coast of South America, 700 miles from continental Antarctica, and 3,800 km of Africa.
There are two main islands, East Falkland and West Falkland, and 776 smaller islands. The islands are a
self-governing Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom and Stanley in East Falkland, is the capital. |
French Guiana The main international airport of French Guiana is Cayenne-Rochambeau Airport, located in the commune of Matoury,
a southern suburb of Cayenne. There are three daily flights to Paris (Orly), served by Air France, Air Caraïbes
and Corsairfly. The flight time from Cayenne to Paris is 8 hours and 25 minutes and from Paris to Cayenne it is
9 hours and 10 minutes. There are also flights to Fort-de-France, Pointe-à-Pitre, Port-au-Prince, Miami and Belem. |
Guyana Guyana, officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana and previously known as British Guiana,
is a state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean.
Discovered by Europeans in 1498, Guyana struggle has been over for 500 years by the Spanish, French,
Dutch, and British. It is the only state of the Commonwealth of Nations on mainland South America.
Guyana is also a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), which has its secretariat headquarters in
Guyana's capital Georgetown. Guyana Achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1966. |
Paraguay Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, was one of two
landlocked countries that are totally within the Western Hemisphere, Bolivia being the other,
both in South America. |
Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname is a country in northern South America.
Suriname is situated between French Guiana to the east and Guyana to the west. The southern border
is shared with Brazil and the northern border is the Atlantic coast. The southern borders with
French Guiana and Guyana are fighting along the rivers Corantijn Marowijne and, respectively, while
part of the maritime boundary dispute with Guyana was arbitrated by the United Nations Convention
on the Law of the Sea on 20 September 2007. |
Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America.
Peru is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on
the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. |
Uruguay Uruguay, officially the Eastern Republic of Uruguay is a country located in the southeastern part of South
America. It is home to some 3.3 million people, of which 1.1 million live in the capital Montevideo and
its metropolitan area. It is estimated that 88% of the population is of European descent. |
Venezuela Venezuela is a country in South America. Having a coastline on the Caribbean Sea and the
North Atlantic Ocean, Venezuela borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east and south of
Brazil, and is situated on major sea and air routes between North and South America.
Off the coast of Venezuela are the states of the Caribbean island of Aruba, the Netherlands
Antilles and Trinidad and Tobago. One of the great south america countries for scuba diving destination |
