Geography: Central and South America

Amazon River

In South America is the largest river by discharge of water in the world, and according to some experts, the longest in length.

Lesser Antilles

Include the smaller islands of the Caribbean and are divided up into the Windward Islands and Leeward Islands.

Atacama Desert

Is a plateau in South America, covering a 1,000-kilometre strip of land on the Pacific coast, west of the Andes mountains. It is the driest non-polar desert in the world.

Galapagos Islands

Is a volcanic archipelago in the Pacific Ocean. It's considered one of the world's foremost destinations for wildlife-viewing.

Panama Canal

Is an artificial 48-mile waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean.

Amazon Basin

Is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries.

Jamaica

Kingston

Nicaragua

Managua

Mexico

Mexico City

Uruguay

Montivideo

Bahamas

Nassau

Panama

Panama City

Suriname

Paramaribo

Haiti

Port-au-Prince

Brazilian Highlands

Portuguese Plan alto Central , eroded plateau region of central and southeastern Brazil.

Ecuador

Quito

Costa Rica

San Jose

El Salvador

San Salvador

Chile

Santiago

Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo

Yucatan Peninsula

Separates the Gulf of Mexico from the Caribbean Sea, encompassing 3 Mexican states, plus portions of Belize and Guatemala.

Bolivia

Sucre

Honduras

Tegucigalpa

Patagonia

A region in S South America, in S Argentina and S Chile, extending from the Andes to the Atlantic.

Strait of Magellan

Also called the Straits of Magellan, is a navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.

Falkland Islands (British Territory)

Are a remote South Atlantic archipelago. With rugged terrain and cliff-lined coasts, its hundreds of islands and islets are home to sheep farms and abundant birdlife.

Andes Mountains

Are the longest and one of the highest mountain ranges in the world. They are located in South America and stretch 4,500 miles from north to south, along the west coast of the continent.

Paraguay

Asuncion

Belize

Belmopan

Columbia

Bogota

Brazil

Brasilla

Argentina

Buenos Aires

Peru

Callao

Venezuela

Caracus

Guyana + French Guiana

Georgetown

Greater Antilles

Grouping of the larger islands in the Caribbean Sea: Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, and the Cayman Islands.

Guatemala

Guatemala City

Cuba

Havana