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    What is the capital of Venezuela ?South American Capitals

      Caracas.

    What is the capital of Uruguay ?South American Capitals

      Montevideo.

    What is the capital of Suriname ?South American Capitals

      Paramaribo.

    What is the capital of Peru?South American Capitals

      Lima.

    What is the capital of Paraguay ?South American Capitals

      Asuncion.

    What is the capital of Guyana ?South American Capitals

      Georgetown.

    What is the capital of Ecuador ?South American Capitals

      Quito.

    What is the capital of French Guiana ?South American Capitals

      Cayenne.

    What is the capital of Chile ?South American Capitals

      Santiago.

    What is the administrative capital of Bolivia (not including Sucre) ?South American Capitals

      La Paz. Sucre is the judicial capital.

    What is the capital of Uruguay?South American Capitals

      Montevideo. Other Uruguay facts: Currency: Uruguayan new peso. Official name: Oriental Republic of Uruguay. Language: Spanish.

    What is the capital of Argentina?South American Capitals

      Buenos Aires. Other Argentina facts: Currency: Argentine peso. Official name: Argentine Republic. Language: Spanish.

    What is the capital of Chile?South American Capitals

      Santiago. Other Chile facts: Currency: Chilean peso. Official name: Republic of Chile. Language: Spanish.

    What is the capital of Paraguay?South American Capitals

      Asuncion. Other Paraguay facts: Currency: guarani. Official name: Republic of Paraguay. Language: Spanish.

    What is the administrative capital of Bolivia?South American Capitals

      La Paz. Sucre is the legal capital. Other Bolivia facts: Currency: boliviano. Official name: Republic of Bolivia. Language: Spanish.

    What is the capital of Brazil?South American Capitals

      Brasilia. Other Brazil facts: Official name: Federative Republic of Brazil. Language: Portuguese.

    What is the capital of Peru?South American Capitals

      Lima. Other Peru facts: Currency: nuevo sol. Official name: Republic of Peru. Language: Spanish.

    What is the capital of Ecuador?South American Capitals

      Quito. Other Ecuador facts: Currency:sucre. Official name: Republic of Ecuador. Language: Spanish,

    What is the capital of Venezuela?South American Capitals

      Caracas. Other Venezuela facts: Currency: Bolivar. Official name: Republic of Venezuela. Language: Spanish

    What is the capital of Colombia?South American Capitals

      Bogota. Other Colombia facts: Currency: Colombian peso. Official name: Republic of Colombia. Language: Spanish.

    What was discovered in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo in 1914?Facts on South America

      oil. Maracaibo sits above one of the world's largest oil fields, and today the lake's surface is a thicket of oil derricks. Wealth frowm oil exportation has helped to make Venezuela one of the richest countries in Latin America.

    What South American city is the world's highest national capital?Facts on South America

      La Paz.

    What South American country is the second longest distance measured from the north to south?Facts on South America

      Brazil. The length is 2,647 miles.

    What South American country is the longest when measured from north to south?Facts on South America

      Chile. Chile measures 2,880 miles (4,684 km) north to south.

    What scientist made the Galapagos Islands famous?Facts on South America

      Charles Darwin . He visited the island during his 1831-1836 expedition on the HMS, Beagle. His observations of how various animal species had adapted to life on the islands contributed to his ground-breaking theory of evolution.

    Where is the southernmost city in the world?Facts on South America

      Ushuaia. It is in Argentina on the island of Tierra del Fuego.

    How many South American countries are named for famous people or cities?Facts on South America

      three. Bolivia named after Simon Bolivar (reformer to help to liberate much of northern South America from Spanish ruler), Colombia named after Christopher Columbus. The third one is Venezuela (Spanish for 'little Venice').

    Where in South America could you find places in which no rainfall has ever been recorded?Facts on South America

      North Chile. The Atacama desert in northern Chile. This barren land of sand, rocks, borax lakes and saline deposits is one of the driest regions in the world.

    How many of South America's twenty largest rivers empty into the Pacific Ocean?Facts on South America

      none. South America's continental divide runs along the crest of the Andes at the continent's western edge. In most places the divide lies within 200 miles of the Pasific coast. Rivers originating west of the divide have only a short distance to travel before reaching the Pacific. Rivers flowing east from the divide have nearly the whole expanse of the continent to cross before emptying into the Atlantic.

    What South American possession lies farthest from the mainland? Facts on South America

      Easter Island. it is situated 2300 miles west of Chile in the PAcific Ocean. This small volcanic island was discovered on Easter Sunday in 1722, and was annexed by Chile in 1888. Although it belongs to Chile, geographically Easter island is considered part of Oceania, not South America.

    Where is 'Lake Maracaibo'?South American Surprise!

      Venezuela. It is a major oil-producing area.

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