22 Facts About South Amerika

South Amerika America is 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.

The geography of western South Amerika America is dominated by the Andes mountains; in contrast, the eastern part contains both highland regions and vast lowlands where rivers such as the Amazon, Orinoco and Parana flow.

Relative to Europe, Asia and Africa, 20th-century South Amerika America has been a peaceful continent with few wars.

Brazil is the largest country in South Amerika America, covering a little less than half of the continent's land area and encompassing around half of the continent's population.

South Amerika America is one of the most biodiverse continents on Earth.

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South Amerika America is home to many unique species of animals including the llama, anaconda, piranha, jaguar, vicuna, and tapir.

Independence of South Amerika America was secured by Simon Bolivar and Jose de San Martin, the two most important Libertadores.

South Amerika organized a fleet to reach Peru by sea, and sought the military support of various rebels from the Viceroyalty of Peru.

South Amerika America has a population of over 428 million people.

Indigenous languages of South Amerika America include Quechua in Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Colombia; Wayuunaiki in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela ; Guarani in Paraguay and, to a much lesser extent, in Bolivia; Aymara in Bolivia, Peru, and less often in Chile; and Mapudungun is spoken in certain pockets of southern Chile.

South Amerika America is home to one of the largest populations of Africans.

South Amerika America has been witness to the growth of megapolitan areas.

The Pacific coastal waters of South Amerika America are the most important for commercial fishing.

Industries in South Amerika America began to take on the economies of the region from the 1930s when the Great Depression in the United States and other countries of the world boosted industrial production in the continent.

South Amerika Americans are culturally influenced by their indigenous peoples, the historic connection with the Iberian Peninsula and Africa, and waves of immigrants from around the globe.

Literature of South Amerika America has attracted considerable critical and popular acclaim, especially with the Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 1970s, and the rise of authors such as Mario Vargas Llosa, Gabriel Garcia Marquez in novels and Jorge Luis Borges and Pablo Neruda in other genres.

South Amerika America hosted its first Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016, and has hosted the Youth Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2018.

South Amerika America is home to the longest-running international football tournament, the Copa America, which has been contested since 1916.

South Amerika American Cricket Championship is an international one-day cricket tournament played since 1995 featuring national teams from South Amerika America and certain other invited sides including teams from North America, currently played annually but until 2013 was usually played every two seasons.

The South Amerika Region owns the Itaipu Dam, which was the largest hydroelectric plant in the world for several years, until the inauguration of Three Gorges Dam in China.

Transport in South Amerika America is basically carried out using the road mode, the most developed in the region.

The 15 busiest ports in South Amerika America are: Port of Santos, Port of Bahia de Cartagena, Callao, Guayaquil, Buenos Aires, San Antonio, Buenaventura, Itajai, Valparaiso, Montevideo, Paranagua, Rio Grande, Sao Francisco do Sul, Manaus and Coronel .