South America

South America is a continent situated in the Southern

Hemisphere. On the continent there was home of many

species. South America offers all the types of landscapes.

Amazon River

Amazon River is situated in Brazil and brings to ocean waters from

one sixth of all the land around the world. River is 7,062 km long. There live more than 3,300 species of fish.

The upper reaches of the Amazon River about 3 km

wide. In the middle reaches of the Amazon River is wide

5 to 10 km. The mouth of this river is 300 km wide.

Amazon RainforestThe early 20th century was the

Amazon rainforest over the area of 5,000,000 km2. During

30 years 10 percent of the Amazon Rainforest lost. There

grow over 4,000 species of trees, 120,000 species of

flowering plants and live 1,600 species of birds.

Vegetation is divided into several tree layers:1st layer: Herbs – they grow to about one

meter.2nd layer: Small trees - they grow to about ten

meters.3rd layer: Big trees - they grow to about forty

meters.4th layer: Giant trees - grow individually and

grow to seventy meters.Amazon rainforest is home of the largest snake

in the world.

Lake Titicaca

Lake Titicaca is the largest lake in South America with an area of 8,288 km2. Lake lies at an

altitude of 3,812 meters above sea level. Titicaca is located in the territory

of Peru.

Waterfall Angel

Waterfall is 979 meters high and it is the highest

waterfall in the world. Water falls from the

plateau with an area of 770 km2, which falls up to 7,000

mm of rainfall per year.

Spectacled BearThe only South American bear.

Spectacled Bear can climb very well palms.

CapybaraThe largest rodent in the

world. It weighs only 80 kg. Capybara spends most

of his life in the water.

South American soup

In South America there are so many fantastic soups. In Brazil there is

favourite soup called Caldo Verde, with its origin in Portugal.

Typical Venezuelan food is fish and shellfish which both have a

very high quality. One of the most significant foods in Venezuela is the Arepas, which is a

kind of bread. This unique dish is made of corn flour, water and

salt.

Christ statue in Rio de JaneiroThe statue is 39.6 meters tall and it

weighs 1,145 tons. It is the work of French sculptor Maximilien Paul

Landowský. Statue of Christ is one of

the seven wonders of the world.

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