South America | Countries, Capitals, and Geographic Features

Lake Titicaca

A lake straddling the border between Peru and Bolivia in the Andes Mountains, is one of South America's largest lakes and the world's highest navigable body of water. Said to be the birthplace of the Incas, it's home to numerous ruins. Its waters are famously still and brightly reflective. Around it is Titicaca National Reserve, sheltering rare aquatic wildlife such as giant frogs.

Orinoco River

A major river in Venezuela

Strait of Magellan

A navigable sea route separating mainland South America to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.

Caribbean Sea

A sea of the Atlantic Ocean in the tropics of the Western Hemisphere. It is bounded by Mexico and Central America to the west and south west, to the north by the Greater Antilles

Brazilian Highlands

An extensive geographical region, covering most of the eastern, southern and central portions of Brazil, in all approximately half of the country's land area.

Paraguay

Capital is Asuncion. Landlocked between Argentina, Brazil, and Bolivia. Large swaths of swampland, subtropical forest, and savanna. Language: Spanish and Guarani

Colombia

Capital is Bogota, Northern tip of South America. Border with Panama. Known for Andes mountains and coffee plantations. Language: Spanish.

Brazil

Capital is Brasilia. A vast South American country stretches from the Amazon basin in the north to Iguacu Falls in the South. Home of the Amazon River. Language: Portuguese.

Argentina

Capital is Buenos Aires. The southern tip of South America. Vast country with glacial lakes, Andes mountains, and Pampas grassland. Language: Spanish.

French Guiana

Capital is Cayenne. An overseas region of France on the northeast coast of South America. Mainly composed of tropical rainforest. Language: French

Guyana

Capital is Georgetown, Located on South Americas North Atlantic Coast. Language: English

Peru

Capital is Lima. On South Americas Pacific West Coast. Home to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley, the Inca trail, and the colonial city of Cusco. Language: Spanish.

Uruguay

Capital is Montevideo. Between Brazil and Argentina. Borders on the Rio de la Plata (River of Silver) to the South. Languages: Spanish and Portuguese.

Suriname

Capital is Paramaribo. Located on the northeastern coast of South America. Bordered by Guyana to the west and French Guyana to the East. Language: Dutch.

Ecuador

Capital is Quito, Straddles the equator on South America's west coast. Andean highlands, Galapagos Islands. Currency = United States Dollar, Language: Spanish

Chile

Capital is Santiago. Southern West Coast of South America. 6,000 miles of Pacific Ocean coastline. Language: Spanish

Bolivia

Capital(s) are Sucre & La Paz. Central South America. Andes Mountains, Atacama Desert, and the Amazon Basin Rainforest. Language: Spanish and 36 indigenous languages.

Venezuela

Captial is Caracas, Northern Coast of South America. Language: Spanish.

Andes Mountains

Mountains running along South America's western side, is among the world's longest mountain ranges. passes through Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, Argentina and Chile. Elevation: 22,838′ Highest point: Mt. Aconcagua

Uruguay River

River that forms the natural boundary between Argentina and Uruguay.

Patagonia Plateau

Sparsely populated region located at the southern end of South America, shared by Argentina and Chile. The region comprises the southern section of the Andes mountains as well as the deserts, pampas and grasslands east of this southern portion of the Andes.

Amazon River

a major South American river.

Atacama Desert

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

Magdalena River

western Colombia, Caribbean Sea