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	South America - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
		South America is generally considered a continent forming the southern portion of the American landmass, south and east of the Panama Canal transecting the Isthmus of Panama.
		South America is home to many interesting and unique species of animals including the llama, anaconda, piranha, jaguar, vicuna, and tapir.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eastern_South_America (2808 words)

	Chapter 42. South America: ecological zones
		In addition to the drier parts of the Caribbean coast this zone extends along the Pacific coast of South America from south of the Gulf of Guayaquil to the Tropic of Capricorn, forming a narrow belt between the lower slopes of the Andes and the coastal desert.
		South of Ecuador there is a contrast between the very wet eastern side of the Andes and the drier Andean valleys and western side.
		On the eastern face, the climate is similar to that of the northern Andes.
	www.fao.org /DOCREP/004/Y1997E/y1997e1b.htm (2853 words)

	South America from A-Z
		The GLOBAL POSITION of South America is approximately 13 degrees north by 55 degrees south longitude, and 34 degrees west by 81 degrees west latitude.
		South America has 8 principal LAKES including Lake Titicaca in the Andes Mountains, largest principal lake, Nahuel Huapí Lake in Argentina, and Lake Valencia in Venezuela.
		It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, on the east by the Atlantic ocean, to the Southeast, Scotia Sea to the south, and Caribbean Sea to the Northeast.
	www.geocities.com /southamericaaz (2803 words)

	YOURCOUNTRIES.com: South America
		Argentina is a country in South America, situated between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south.
		South America is thought to have been first inhabited by people crossing the Bering Land Bridge, now the Bering strait, though there are also suggestions of migration from the southern Pacific Ocean.
		In South America, the gap between the rich and the poor is tremendous.
	www.yourcountries.com /sAmerica.html (1863 words)

	South America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		South America is a continent crossed by the equator with most of its area in Southern Hemisphere.
		South America is situated between Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean.
		The Andes likewise a comparatively young and seismically mountain range run down the western edge the continent; the land to the east the Andes is largely tropical rain forest the vast Amazon River basin.
	www.freeglossary.com /South_America (613 words)

	Native Americans - VIII. South America
		The culture area of northern South America and the Caribbean includes jungle lowlands, grassy savannah plains, the northern Andes Mountains, some arid sections of western Ecuador, and the islands of the Caribbean.
		The lofty chain of the Andes Mountains that stretches down the western half of South America, together with the narrow coastal valleys between the mountains and the Pacific Ocean, were the home of the great civilizations of Native Americans in South America.
		Farther south, on the Pampas, agriculture was not suitable; people lived by hunting guanacos and rheas and, on the coasts, by fishing and gathering shellfish.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/nativeamericans/nativeam8.htm (1553 words)

	South America
		The Andes, likewise a comparatively young and seismically restless mountain range, run down the western edge of the continent; the land to the east of the Andes is largely tropical rain forest, the vast Amazon River basin.
		The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea -including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana - are also known as Caribbean South America.
		The largest country in South America by far, in both area and population, is Brazil.
	www.knowledgefun.com /book/s/so/south_america.html (368 words)

	South America
		South America is in the middle of the continents ranked by area--smaller than Asia, Africa, and North America, but bigger than Antarctica, Europe, and Australia/Oceania.
		However, for a relatively small landmass, South America presents an embarassment of geographical riches: the biggest river in the world, the largest rainforest, the driest desert, and, dominating its western edge, the longest single mountain range in the world: the Andes.
		Two broad highland areas in eastern South America are insignificant mountaineering-wise when compared to the Andes, but they do cover large areas of the continent.
	www.peakbagger.com /range.aspx?rid=2 (374 words)

	Discount South America Cruises on CruiseCheap.com
		South America's natural features also include the longest mountain range in the world, dozens of active volcanoes, alpine lakes at amazing elevations, the gargantuan Iguaçu Falls, and the magnificence of the Amazon River and rain forest.
		Since South America is in the southern hemisphere, the seasons are the reverse of those above the equator.
		Most South America itineraries are approximately 14 nights in length, and at least one additional day before and after the cruise should be added for travel time.
	www.cruisecheap.com /south_america_cruises.asp (919 words)

	South American Animal Coloring/Info Pages: EnchantedLearning.com
		The caiman is a meat-eating reptile from South and Central America.
		Piranhas are meat-eating, freshwater fish that are native to eastern South America.
		The zorro is a dog-like fox from South America.
	www.enchantedlearning.com /coloring/southamer.shtml (1525 words)

	Eastern University \| Alumni Stories (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Eastern students and alumni are interested in more than merely getting a job when they graduate.
		Eastern business grads are leading economic development efforts in developing nations around the world and in the heart of America's cities
		Eastern education alumni are teaching young people with special needs, children living in poverty, and abused and at-risk children in America and around the world
	www.eastern.edu /alumni/alumni_stories/index.shtml (214 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA23, South-eastern Santa Cruz, Bolivia
		South-eastern Santa Cruz is situated in a transition zone between the Cerrado, the Gran Pantanal and the Gran Chaco regions of central South America.
		Just 50 km south of the Serranía de Chiquitos, the Gran Chaco vegetation reaches its northern (non-Andean) limit: the shift from the dry forest to thorn scrub is relatively abrupt (Navarro 1992).
		South of the Serranía de Chiquitos the soils are much more sandy and the vegetation rapidly changes in structure and composition to the xerophytic deciduous forest (thorn scrub) characteristic of the Gran Chaco (CPD Site SA22).
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa23.htm (2971 words)

	Climate Outlook for Dec. 1997: Uruguay Mtg.
		On 10 December 1997 a South-eastern South American Climate Outlook Forum convened to formulate consensus guidance for the early 1998 season in the region.
		The Forum was attended by Meteorological Services from South- eastern South American countries, and climate scientists from universities and national and international research institutes.
		Further south, in central western Argentina, rainfall prospects are uncertain.
	iri.columbia.edu /climate/forecast/sup/Dec97_SAm/index.html (778 words)

	Mitochondrial DNA Diversity in South America and the Genetic History of Andean Highlanders -- Fuselli et al. 20 (10): ...
		of the Americas from Asia in the Pleistocene (Bonatto and Salzano 1997).
		the eastern slope of the Andes inhabited by Quechua and Nmatsiguenga
		Genetic differentiation in south Amerindians is related to environmental and cultural diversity: evidence from the Y chromosome.
	mbe.oxfordjournals.org /cgi/content/full/20/10/1682 (5672 words)

	The Anglican Church in South America, by E.F. Every (1915)
		Bishop in Argentina and Eastern South America from 1910-
		Anglican Diocese in Argentina and Eastern South America
		IT CANNOT but believe that a short volume describing generally the work of the Church of England in South America will be welcome both at home and in South America, and the present volume is an attempt to meet that need from the pen of the man most competent to write it.
	anglicanhistory.org /sa/every1915/index.html (603 words)

	What Came to be Called America
		By the late 15th century, the Caribs had expanded into the smaller islands of the eastern Caribbean from the mainland, displacing or intermingling with the Taínos.
		The coastal areas of eastern South America and the interior of the Amazon basin were home to several million people at the end of the 15th century.
		They lived in diverse settings, from the Algonquian of the eastern woodlands, to the Caddo and Wichita of the grassy Midwestern plains, and the Taos of the arid southwest.
	www.loc.gov /exhibits/1492/america.html (1862 words)

	South America Mission \| Opportunities for Everyday People
		Leadership Training Institute Rural Director, Eastern Bolivia - South America Mission coordinates a national leadership training institute in the major city of Santa Cruz with extensions in the rural towns of San Ignacio and Robore.
		We have a great need for a director for these rural programs, a person or couple with teaching gifts who is also eager to be involved in the personal lives of the students.
		We desire to reach isolated peoples both in Bolivia’s eastern semi-tropical lowlands, and in the arid, frigid highlands of the western region.
	www.southamericamission.org /news/index.php?p=313 (1001 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Americas Southern - Eastern South America (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Eastern South America is comprised of the countries Brazil and Uruguay.
		Eastern South America contains many heavily urbanized and industrialized cities such as Sao Paolo and Rio de Janeiro in Brazil and Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, which is home to over half of that country's population.
		It is thought that this mass cutback of the trees is already taking its toll on the ecology not just of South America, but of the world and will continue to do so in the future.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/americas/south/eastern-south-america/index.htm (243 words)

	CPD: South America, Site SA46, Patagonia, Argentina, Chile
		Far south-eastern South America between Cordillera de los Andes and Atlantic Ocean, almost entirely in Argentina, between about longitudes 73°-64°W and latitudes 55°-40°S with a narrowing strip extending north to c.
		A narrow strip in the north between the Andean Cordillera and the monte region widens to the south into a vast tableland from the Andes to the Atlantic Ocean (Map 80) (Cabrera and Willink 1973).
		The region is formed by a Precambrian nucleus - the Patagonian massif, with deposits of eruptive rock (basalt) and terrestrial and marine sediments from the Early Permian to Tertiary.
	www.nmnh.si.edu /botany/projects/cpd/sa/sa46.htm (2175 words)

	South-America-Terrain
		Northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Panama and Venezuela, and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama
		Western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean at the Equator, between Colombia and Peru
		Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of southern Argentina
	americasroof.com /world/south-america-terrain.shtml (426 words)

	Worldworx Travel - Regional Information - Americas Southern - Eastern South America - Uruguay
		Uruguay is the second smallest South American country after Suriname and can be found located on the central eastern coast of the continent.
		The vast Rio de la Plata estuary forms a large border in the south, whilst the 660 km of Uruguay’s coastline faces the Atlantic Ocean.
		Livestock ranching is big business in Uruguay and has helped this nation to possess one of the highest standards of living in South America.
	www.worldworx.tv /regional-information/americas/south/eastern-south-america/uruguay/index.htm (505 words)

	World Travel Tips - South America - Brazil (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Summary: Located in Eastern South America, Brazil is South America's largest country by size and population, and shares a border with every country except for Chile and Ecuador.
		Although the terrain is mostly flat to rolling lowlands in the northern part of the country surrounding the Amazon River, it gets more varied further away with some plains, mountains and a narrow coastal belt.
		Brazil has strong agricultural, manufacturing and service sectors, and is South America's economic and international leader.
	www.worldtraveltips.net /southamerica/view.cgi?country=Brazil (883 words)

	South America
		Central Colombia is trisected from north to south by three cordilleras, or mountain ranges.
		The two most famous coffees of the eastern cordillera are Bogota, from the region surrounding Colombia's capital city, and Bucaramanga, marketed through the town of the same name.
		At one time, Venezuela ranked close to Colombia in coffee production, but in the 1960s and 70s, as petroleum turned Venezuela into the richest country in South America, coffee was relegated to the economic back burner.
	www.koffeekorner.com /southamerica.htm (2719 words)

	SOUTH AMERICA ULTRAS: peaklist.org
		Northern South America - Colombia, Venezuela, Northern Brazil, Ecuador, and Peru south to Nevado Huascaran, including the Galapagos.
		Central South America - Peru south of Nevado Huascaran, Bolivia, and Chile / Argentina south to Cerro Mercedario.
		Southern South America - The Andes from Cerro Aconcagua south to Tierra Del Fuego, including all of Patagonia.
	www.peaklist.org /WWlists/ultras/southamerica.html (284 words)

	Elderberry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The genus is native to temperate to subtropical regions of both the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere; the genus is more widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, with Southern Hemisphere occurrence restricted to parts of Australasia and South America.
		The common elder complex is variously treated as a single species Sambucus nigra found in the warmer parts of Europe and North America with several regional varieties or subspecies, or else as a group of several similar species.
		The flowers are in flat corymbs, and the berries are fl to glaucous blue; they are larger shrubs, reaching 5-8 m tall, occasionally small trees up to 15 m tall and with a stem diameter of up to 30-60 cm.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Elderberry (1046 words)

	Euro - Africa, South America, eastern Europe
		In eastern Europe, many local currencies are pegged to the deutschmark, or it is widely used as a parallel currency.
		In a way they will resemble the CFA zone —once they are in the monetary union, they lose monetary policy and have to accept shocks on growth." In other words, they will not have the flexibility to prevent any overvaluation of the euro slowing down their economies.
		Euroization, like the dollarization process in South and Central America, is likely to prove controversial.
	www.worldpress.org /specials/euro/1126web_observer.htm (1116 words)

	Caribbean cruises through the Bahamas and Eastern Caribbean on Holland America Line - Holland America Line Inc. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		White sand, fl sand, talcum soft or shell strewn, the beaches of the Eastern Caribbean invite you to swim, snorkel or simply relax.
		Founded in 1521 by Juan Ponce de Leon, San Juan is the second oldest city in the Americas.
		View all Eastern Caribbean Cruise Itineraries, or for other regional options click Western Caribbean or Southern Caribbean.
	www.hollandamerica.com /cruise-destinations/easterncaribbean (602 words)

	Cruise Direct \| South America Cruises (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The climate in South America mirrors North America's seasons, putting the continents peak summer months in the middle of northern winters.
		Although cruises to South America are offered from October through April, peak season is reached during the months of December, January, and February.
		In addition to the traditional stops that are actually on South American land, ships sail around the continent, including the tip of Cape Horn, often calling in the Falkland Islands and Antarctica as well as stops in Mexico and Costa Rica.
	www.cruisedirect.com /find_dest_southamerica.php (364 words)

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