
South America



Let’s Visit Montevideo, Uruguay!
Do you enjoy cultural events, history, sports, shopping, lively music, museums, modern and colonial architecture, quaint cobblestone streets, lovely parks and plazas, sparkling water, a […]

Spectacled Bears
The spectacled bear is called el oso frontino in Spanish. It is the only remaining species of bear that is native to South America. The […]

The Orinoco River Basin
The Orinoco River, one of the longest rivers in South America, begins in the Parima Mountains on the border of Brazil and Venezuela, continues as […]

South America’s Cowboys
In the heart of the country a skilled horseman surveys the barren grassland. Like most days, he has spent most of his time in the […]

Glaciers in Patagonia
Patagonia is the southernmost area of South America and includes regions of both Chile and Argentina. Would it surprise you to learn that much of […]