​South America

​The Amazon Rainforest in South America is the largest rainforest in the world.

This rainforest is almost as big as the whole of the United States.

​Amazon Rainforest

​Thousands of people and many different kinds of animals and plants live in the Amazon Rainforest.

​Amazon Rainforest

​There are electric eels, poisonous arrow frogs, and slithering snakes. There are also giant lily pads that can hold the weight of an adult person.

​Amazon River

​The mighty Amazon River flows through the center

of the Amazon Rainforest. It is the second longest river in the world.

​Atacama Desert

​This desert is the driest place on Earth!

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​In some places, less than an inch (25mm) of rain falls every ten years.

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​There is very little plants and animals living here.

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The Atacama Desert is to the west

​of the Andes Mountains.

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It is in the northern part of Chile.

​Andes Mountains

​The Andes Mountains make up the longest mountain range in the world.

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This mountain range is on the western coast of South America and is in seven of the South American countries.

The highest volcano in the world, Ojos del Salado, is in the Andes.

​Ancient Civilizations

​There are ancient and modern cities in the Andes Mountains. High up on top of a mountain in southern Peru, ruins remain of an ancient city that was built by the Inca, who lived there long ago. This city is called Machu Picchu

​Ruins

​ruins are what is left of something, like a building, after a long, long time. The building is not the same as it was when it was first made; parts of it may have fallen apart or broken.