Latin American Geography

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World's longest continental mountain range

European country that holds most of the dependent Caribbean territories

Often referred to as the best Latin American university

Bolivian city that held the 16th century silver boom

Highest active volcano in the world (6,893m/22,615 ft)

Mexico's second most populous metropolitan area, host of the 2011 Pan American Games

First country in the world to legalize the production, sale and use of marijuana

Easternmost city, "where the sun rises first"

Oceanic tectonic plate in the eastern Pacific Ocean basin off the west coast of South America

Chilean island famous for its 887 extant monumental statues, called moai

Artificial 77 km (48 m) waterway that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean

Executive mansion and office of the President of Argentina

Country with the highest HDI (Human Development Index)

Country with the lowest HDI (Human Development Index)

Rio de Janeiro famous beach, popularized by Bossa Nova

Highest mountain

Peninsula where a meteor collided 66 million years ago

In 1982, Argentina engaged into conflict with UK regarding the control over this territory

Peruvian city, former capital of the Inca Empire

Alongside with Chile, this is the only South American country that does not share a border with Brazil

World's largest salt flat (10,582 km²/4,086 sq mi)

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Most populous city

Most populous metropolitan area

15th-century Inca citadel situated on a mountain ridge 2,430 m (7,970 ft) above sea level.

Stadium declared by FIFA as the only historical monument of World Football

Venezuela waterfall that inspired the setting of the Disney animation Up

Biggest economy

Cuban bay that houses a controversial American prison

Argentinian city famous for the production of Malbecs and other red wines

World's largest river by discharge volume of water

Southern common market

Southern's largest lake by volume of water and by surface area

Landlocked country named after a famous liberator

Dominican Republic capital, the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas

Highest city in the world (5,100 m/16,700 ft)

Brazilian city where the astronomical observation of a solar eclipse, in 1919, was offered as the first proof of Einstein's theory of general relativity

Ecuadorian archipelago of volcanic islands visited by Darwin in the 19th century

Largest desert (670,000 km²/258,688 sq mi)

Largest non-polar desert (105,000 km²/40,541 sq mi)

Astronomical interferometer located at the above

Colombian city that harbored a famous cartel headed by Pablo Escobar

Revenue from petroleum exports accounts for more than 50% of this country's GDP and roughly 95% of total exports