Experience the contrasting landscapes of South America
A survey of South America's diverse landscapes.
Vincent Urban & Clemens Krüger (A Britannica Publishing Partner)
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.“Language is meant to set you free.”
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzLearn about monitoring the Llaima volcano in Chile for signs of an impending eruption.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Media Editor: Lee Goldstein
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Brazil is the world's leading producer of coffee beans.
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Contunico © ZDF Studios GmbH, MainzOverview of the Strait of Magellan.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Deforestation of the Amazon River basin has followed a pattern of cutting, burning, farming, and grazing. This process is then repeated on adjacent plots of land, steadily pushing back the borders of the Amazon Rainforest.
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Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.Atacama Desert, Chile.
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