Team+South+and+Central+America

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 * //__Oi Traveler, Welcome to South and Central America!__//**
 * = [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/South_America_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg/200px-South_America_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg.png width="200" height="200" caption="South America (orthographic projection).svg" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:South_America_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg"]] ||
 * ~ Area || 17,840,000 km2(6,890,000 sq mi) ||
 * ~ Population || 385,742,554 (2008, 5th ) ||
 * ~ Pop. density || 21.4 per km2 (56.0 per sq mi) ||
 * ~ Demonym || South American, American[1 ]  ||
 * ~ Countries || 12 ( List of countries ) ||
 * ~ Dependencies || 3 ||
 * ~ Languages || List of languages ||
 * ~ Time Zones || UTC-2  to UTC-5   ||

= = **__Info About Central and South America:__** =
 * South America** is one of the biodiverse continents on Earth. South America is home to many interesting and unique species of animals including the llama, anaconda, piranha, jaguar, vicuna, and tapir. The Amazon rainforests possess high biodiversity, containing a major proportion of the Earth's species. One of the earliest known South American civilizations was at [|Norte Chico], on the central [|Peruvian] coast. Though a pre-ceramic culture, the monumental architecture of Norte Chico is contemporaneous with the pyramids of [|Ancient Egypt]. Norte Chico governing class established a trade network and developed agriculture then followed by [|Chavín] by 900 BC, according to some estimates and archaeological finds. Artifacts were found at a site called [|Chavín de Huantar] in modern Peru at an elevation of 3,177 meters. Chavín civilization spanned 900 BC to 300 BC.

In the central coast of Peru, around the beginning of the I millennium AD, [|Moche] (100 BC – 700 AD, at the northern coast of Peru), [|Paracas] and [|Nazca] (400 BC – 800 AD, Peru) cultures flourished with centralized states with permanent militia improving agriculture through irrigation and new styles of ceramic art. At the [|Altiplano], Tiahuanaco or [|Tiwanaku] (100 BC – 1200 AD, Bolivia) managed a large commercial network based on religion.

South Americans are culturally influenced by the historic connection with Europe, especially [|Spain] and [|Portugal], and the impact of mass culture from the [|United States of America]. South American nations have a rich variety of music. Some of the most famous genres include [|vallenato] and [|cumbia] from Colombia, [|samba] and [|bossa nova] from Brazil, and [|tango] from Argentina and Uruguay. Also well known is the non-commercial folk genre [|Nueva Canción] movement which was founded in Argentina and Chile and quickly spread to the rest of the Latin America. People on the Peruvian coast created the fine guitar and [|cajon] duos or trios in the most [|mestizo] (mixed) of South American rhythms such as the Marinera (from Lima), the [|Tondero] (from Piura), the 19th century popular Creole Valse or Peruvian Valse, the soulful Arequipan Yaravi, and the early 20th century Paraguayan [|Guarania]. In the late 20th century, Spanish rock emerged by young hipsters influenced by British pop and American rock. [|Brazil] has a Portuguese-language pop rock industry as well a great variety of other music genres.

Central America is long and narrow, tapering to a width of barely 30 miles (48 km) in parts of Panama. On the east is the Caribbean Sea, on the west, the Pacific Ocean. Both coasts are deeply indented in places, and offshore islands are numerous, especially in the Caribbean. The land is mostly mountainous, with scattered active volcanoes. Except for the coastal plains, there is little flat land. The region has a tropical climate, and temperatures vary only slightly during the year. Conditions range from hot and humid near the coast to cool and pleasant in the mountains. Rainfall is generally seasonal, with the greatest amounts falling between May and November. The heaviest rains occur along parts of the Caribbean coast. Agriculture, both commercial and on small family plots, is the economic base in Central America. Large estates grow bananas, coffee, cotton, and other commercial crops for export. Most rural dwellers produce their own food and other necessities. Only the large cities have modern manufacturing industries, and since even these cannot supply local needs fully, many goods must be imported. Some 31,000,000 people live in Central America. Guatemala is the most populous country, El Salvador the most densely settled. Many of the people are mestizos—of mixed Indian and Spanish culture—and speak Spanish or an Indian language. Roman Catholicism is the main religion.
 * Central America**, is the southernmost part of the North American continent. It lies south of Mexico and forms the land connection with South America. Central America is contained of countries such as Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama. Its area is about 200,000 square miles (518,000 km2), about three-fourths that of Texas.

(km²)[33] (per sq mi) ||~ Population (July 2009 est.)[33] ||~  || Presidents of South America Up to Date __**ACTIVITIES! **__ [|South and Central America Rivers game] [|BEST WEB] [|Seas game] [|South AMerica] __[|South America Quiz]__ __[|South and Central America Map Quiz]__ __//[|Central South America Capitals level 1]//__ __// [|Central and South America Geographic Location game] //__
 * ~ __** ﻿South American Countries **__ ||~ Area
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/22px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png width="22" height="14"]] Argentina ||> 2,766,890 km2 (1,068,300 sq mi) ||> 40,482,000 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Flag_of_Bolivia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Bolivia.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Bolivia ||> 1,098,580 km2 (424,160 sq mi) ||> 9,863,000 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Brazil ||> 8,514,877 km2 (3,287,612 sq mi) ||> 191,241,714 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/78/Flag_of_Chile.svg/22px-Flag_of_Chile.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Chile ||> 756,950 km2 (292,260 sq mi) ||> 16,928,873 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Flag_of_Colombia.svg/22px-Flag_of_Colombia.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Colombia ||> 1,138,910 km2 (439,740 sq mi) ||> 45,928,970 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/Flag_of_Ecuador.svg/22px-Flag_of_Ecuador.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Ecuador ||> 283,560 km2 (109,480 sq mi) ||> 14,573,101 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/83/Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_the_Falkland_Islands.svg.png width="22" height="11"]] Falkland Islands ||> 12,173 km2 (4,700 sq mi) ||> 3,140[37] ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Flag_of_France.svg/22px-Flag_of_France.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] French Guiana ||> 91,000 km2 (35,000 sq mi) ||> 221,500[38] ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/99/Flag_of_Guyana.svg/22px-Flag_of_Guyana.svg.png width="22" height="13"]] Guyana ||> 214,999 km2 (83,012 sq mi) ||> 772,298 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Flag_of_Paraguay.svg/22px-Flag_of_Paraguay.svg.png width="22" height="13"]] Paraguay ||> 406,750 km2 (157,050 sq mi) ||> 6,831,306 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Flag_of_Peru.svg/22px-Flag_of_Peru.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Peru ||> 1,285,220 km2 (496,230 sq mi) ||> 29,132,013 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg/22px-Flag_of_South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands.svg.png width="22" height="11" caption="South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands" link="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Georgia_and_the_South_Sandwich_Islands"]] South Georgia, South Sandwich Islands ||> 3,093 km2 (1,194 sq mi) ||> 20 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/60/Flag_of_Suriname.svg/22px-Flag_of_Suriname.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Suriname ||> 163,270 km2 (63,040 sq mi) ||> 472,000 ||
 * < [[image:http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_Uruguay.svg/22px-Flag_of_Uruguay.svg.png width="22" height="15"]] Uruguay ||> 176,220 km2 (68,040 sq mi) ||> 3,477,780 ||
 * 1998: [|Hugo Chávez], Venezuela
 * 1999: [|Ricardo Lagos], Chile
 * 2002: [|Luís Inácio Lula da Silva], Brazil
 * 2002: [|Lucio Gutiérrez], Ecuador
 * 2003: [|Néstor Kirchner], Argentina
 * 2004: [|Tabaré Vázquez], Uruguay
 * 2005: [|Evo Morales], Bolivia
 * 2006: [|Michelle Bachelet], Chile
 * 2006: [|Rafael Correa], Ecuador
 * 2007: [|Cristina Kirchner], Argentina
 * 2008: [|Fernando Lugo], Paraguay
 * 2009: [|José Mujica], Uruguay
 * 2010: [|Dilma Rousseff], Brazil
 * 2011: [|Ollanta Humala], Peru
 * ===COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA=== ||
 * Belize ||
 * Costa Rica ||
 * El Salvador ||
 * Honduras ||
 * Guatemala ||
 * Nicarugua ||
 * Panama ||
 * Argentina ||
 * Bolivia ||
 * Brazil ||
 * Chile ||
 * Columbia ||
 * Ecuador ||
 * French Guiana ||
 * Guyana ||
 * Paraguay ||
 * Peru ||
 * Suriname ||
 * Uruguay ||
 * Venezuela ||

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