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Countries in South America
- PeruThe ruins of Caral rise from the arid Supe Valley, dating back to 3000 BCE. This site marks the earliest known civilization in the Americas.
- GuyanaThe name Guyana comes from an indigenous Amerindian language and means land of many waters. This vast territory lies between latitudes 1° and 9°N, and…
- UruguayHuman presence in the region now known as Uruguay dates back approximately 13,000 years. Archaeological evidence shows hunter-gatherer communities lived…
- ArgentinaA Venetian map from 1536 bears the word Argentina, marking one of the earliest written uses of the name for this South American region.
- ChileChile stretches over 4,300 kilometers from north to south, yet at its widest point it measures only 200 kilometers across.
- VenezuelaIn 1499, an expedition led by Alonso de Ojeda visited the Venezuelan coast. The stilt houses in the area of Lake Maracaibo reminded the Italian navigator…
- ColombiaColômbia exists as a quiet municipality in the northern part of São Paulo state, Brazil, yet its population of 6,216 people in 2020 remains largely unknown…