country that is said to produce the world's finest coffee
Columbia
country known for its production of petroleum and natural gas
Venezuela
official language of Guyana
English
South American country that produces a great volume of wheat
Argentina
world's largest producer of copper
Chile
capital and largest city of Uruguay
Montevideo
capital of Ecuador
Quito
landlocked country, in South America, with two capital cities
Bolivia
country where more Indians live that in any other country of the world
Peru
capital of Brazil
Brasilia
the first European to sail from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean
Ferdinand Magellan
the Spanish conquistador who conquered the Incas
Francisco Pizarro
a missionary to the Quechuas and the Aucas of Equador
Jim Elliot
the most famous patriot in South America's struggle for independence; the "George Washington of South America"
Simon Bolivar
the first man to realize that the Americas were a "New World"
Amerigo Vespucci
the most famous early South American Indian civilization
Inca
the oldest permanent European settlement in South America
Cumana, Venezuela
the British missionary who died during the first attempt to bring the gospel to the Indians of the Tierra del Fuego
Captain Allen Gardiner
the fertile grasslands extending across Argentina
Pampas
the largest city in South America
Sao Paulo, Brazil
major mountain range in South America
Andes
the largest South American river
Amazon
one of the driest regions in the world, found in South America
Atacama
South America's largest lake
Lake Maracaibo
separates the islands of Tierra del Fuego from the South American mainland