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Buenos Aires has announced to close down its 140-year-old zoo...
Salt of the Earth: Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia in the world’s biggest salt flat...
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A deadly algal bloom has hit the world’s second biggest salmon exporter...
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The scientific group that has helped to preserve the islands’ giant tortoises...
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The Hybrid Airship can take off and land without a runway.
The bear Ajayu, after it was beaten with sticks and stones.
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South Asian workers in Gulf fear rising temperature.
Pripyat, the abandoned city near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Station.
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Amazing variety of animals in their natural habitats.
The Antarctic ice cap is the largest on Earth.
Asian shares soar on upbeat Chinese trade data.
Indigenous community lets tourists in Australian homeland.
The M. E. is referred to as the “Cradle of Civilization.”
Privacy possessions are important to Americans.
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The mystery of how the giant stone statues came to their resting places...
Near the resort of Bahía de Caráquez, a project has restored mangrove forests...
In new theatre piece, those who fought on opposing sides of the conflict...
Jungle covered in black sludge after a landslide caused the country’s main oil pipeline...
Scientists find in Suriname a treasure trove of rare species including cocoa...
Uruguay's legal marijuana policy en route to next phase of regulation...
Soldiers standing guard while people queue outside a supermarket...
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Largest Country: Brazil. The country is covering more than half the continent's landmass.
With more than 20 million inhabitants (2014) Sao Paulo is also one of the 10 biggest cities in the world.
Smallest Country: Suriname. The country is one of the 10 most sparsely populated countries in the world.
Biggest Island: Tierra del Fuego (Spanish meaning: Land of Fire), at the southern tip of Argentina and Chile
Longest River: Amazon Riveris not only the second longest river in the world after the Nile.
While South America's rain forests are some of the wettest places on the earth, the Atacama desert in Chile is considered the driest place on earth.
Biggest Lake: Lake Titicaca (shared by Bolivia and Peru)
