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Where do we live?. Places we have visited:. Mexico. Australia . Panama City, Florida United States. Africa . India . X. X. X. X. X. Today we will visit. South. America. Where in the world is South America?. X. X. X. X. X. X. Where is the equator?. X. X. X. X. X. X. X.
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Where do we live? Places we have visited: Mexico Australia Panama City, Florida United States Africa India X X X X X
Today we will visit South America
Where in the world is South America? X X X X X X
Where is the equator? X X X X X X
Amazon River Length: The Amazon River is 6280km long. How many miles is that? more than 4,000 miles The Amazon River is the world's second longest river. Only the Nile, in Africa, is longer. The Amazon however, at any one point in time has the highest amount of water flowing down it. No other river even comes close. It may not be the longest, but it is the widest. Amazon River cam
Anaconda When it is hungry, it will uncoil itself and lie still in the water with only its eyes above the surface, waiting for prey.
Piranha The Amazon is home to the piranha, one of the world's most terrifying fish.
The Amazon The World's Largest RainforestThe Amazon River Basin is home to the largest rainforest on Earth. The basin – roughly the size of the forty-eight contiguous United States – covers some 40% of the South American continent
Woolly Monkey The Woolly monkey lives in the rainforests of South America. Woolly monkeys live in large social groups and feed on fruit.
Blue and Gold Macaw
Toucans They are brightly colored and have enormous beaks.
The rugged Andes Mountains cover almost 40% of Peru.
Potatoes originated in the area of modern day Peru. The potato is the essential staple in Peruvian diets.
Peruvian territory was home to the Inca Empire. Machu Piccu
Vicuna, the world’s most expensive cloth.Almost a synonym for “luxury”, this extraordinary fiber is sheared from the coat of the Andean vicuna Vicuna
Guanaco The guanaco is a camelid animal native to South America that stands approximately 3 ft 6 in at the shoulder and weighs about 200 pounds.
Argentina is the world's eighth largest country. Argentina possesses some of the world's tallest mountains, expansive deserts, and impressive waterfalls The PampasThese fertile plains are Argentina's bread- basket. The region includes Buenos Aires, as well as the world- class beaches of its surrounding area. The ChacoThis parched area in the west contains both grassland and thorny forest.
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina.
Gaucho (cowboy) from Argentina’s pampas
The horneros Also known as ovenbirds….. Horneros are rather soft-looking, light-brown birds known for building mud nests that resemble old wood-fired ovens. (The Spanish word "hornero" comes from horno, meaning "oven".) The entrance forms a curved doorway to protect the chicks from intense winds and from predators. The nest contains two chambers for the 3–4 chicks.
Horneros Oven Birds
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