The city of Barinas is the “capital” of the vast Venezuelan savanna Llanos. It is located on the western edge of the savanna at the foot of the Cordillera de Mérida mountain range. Barinas has an airport that connects the city with the capital of Venezuela – Caracas. Tourists arrive in Barinas wishing to travel…
Category: South America
South America – Political Overview
Brazil, Mexico and Argentina are among the largest countries in the world in terms of population and area. Brazil ranks fifth in terms of population and area (24 times as large as Germany, 2.5 times as many residents).
BOUNDARIES
In South America, the borders have shifted slightly since 1825 without significantly changing the national structure. Today, Guiana is divided into Guyana (1966, formerly British), Suriname (1975, previously Dutch) and the former penal colony of French Guiana. The Chaco War changed the course of the border between Bolivia and Paraguay in the 1930s. Peru had to surrender some parts of the country to Chile in the south, but was able to expand in the north at the expense of Ecuador in 1942. After their occupation by Argentina in 1982, the Falkland Islands in the far south sparked a war with Great Britain that ended in a victory for British troops.
POPULATION GROUPS
The multiethnic South America is a result of colonial history in various phases. Until the late 15th century, there were only Native Americans living on the entire American continent. With the beginning of the conquest, Spanish and Portuguese colonists came along as well as the descendants of indigenous people and conquistadors. A little later, the first Africans reached the continent through the slave trade. In the 19th and 20th centuries there were strong waves of immigration from Europeans, but also to a very local immigration of Asians, especially from India. The structures within the individual states are very different. Countries like Argentina or Uruguay have an almost homogeneous population with European roots. In almost all states, the population has mixed heavily over time. This becomes clear in Colombia and Chile, for example, where two thirds of the population do not belong to a specific population group. The proportions of indigenous populations are greatest in Bolivia (> 50%) as well as Peru, Mexico and Guatemala (around a third). The largest population groups with an Asian background are in Guyana and Suriname. For more information about the continent of South America, please check neovideogames.com.
Holidays in Brazil
Brazil is an amazing country with a unique culture. Holidays in Brazil can be very diverse, from sightseeing to beach. Prices for tours are quite high, but Brazil is undoubtedly worth every ruble spent. Advantages and disadvantages Advantages No visa Pleasant warm climate Gorgeous beaches unusual nature The locals are friendly Beautiful architectural landmarks Disadvantages…
Attractions in Brazil
Every person who has ever heard of Brazil has also heard of the famous city – Rio de Janeiro, which is currently the largest city in the country, and earlier it was the capital. Those who visit Rio for the first time are surprised by the contrasting combination of modern architecture and the poverty of…
Ica, Nazca and Paracas, Peru
The city of Ica is located south of Lima, 4 hours drive, off the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The city has witnessed the flourishing of such ancient cultures as Ica, Paracas and Nazca. The river of the same name irrigates and nourishes the desert lands. The best vineyards in the country are laid out…
Peru Demography and Sightseeing
Peru, constitutionally, Republic of Peru. Country located in the central and western part of South America, whose territory borders the Pacific Ocean to the west and borders Ecuador to the northwest ; to the northeast, with Colombia ; to the east, with Brazil ; to the southeast, with Bolivia and to the south, with Chile. It has a complicated geographical, protean soil, dominated mainly by the elevations of…
Lima, Peru Early History
Prehispanic era Although the history of the city of Lima begins with its Spanish foundation in 1535, the territory formed by the valleys of the Rímac, Chillón and Lurín rivers was occupied by pre-Inca settlements. The Maranga Culture and the Lima Culture were the ones that established and forged an identity in these territories. During those times the sanctuaries of Lati (current Puruchuco) and…
Lima, Peru During Republican Era
A combined expedition of Argentine and Chilean independentistas led by Argentine General José de San Martín landed south of Lima in 1820, but did not attack the city. Faced with a naval blockade and guerrilla action on the mainland, Viceroy José de la Serna was forced to evacuate the city in July 1821 to save the royalist army. Fearing…
Lima, Peru Transport
Lima is connected to the rest of the country through the Pan-American Highway and the Central Highway. The capital communicates with all the cities of the coast through the Pan-American highway, which runs parallel to the sea; its northern section reaches Tumbes (border with Ecuador), at 1,370 km. away, and the southern section covers 1,291…
Lima, Peru Tourism and Gastronomy
Lima, as a point of entry to the country, has developed an important tourist offer, among which its historical center, its archaeological centers, its nightlife, museums, art galleries and popular festivities and traditions stand out. Lima also has a wide variety of restaurants and bars where you can try local and international food and drink, and…
Chile Geography
Location Chile is a country located in the extreme southwest of South America. Its official name is the Republic of Chile and its capital is Santiago de Chile. The territory comprises a long and narrow strip of land known as continental Chile, between the Pacific Ocean and the Andes Mountains. Its maximum width reaches 440 kilometers at parallel 52º21’S and…
Colombia Geography
Colombia is located in the northwest South America, bordering states are Ecuador in the southwest, Panama in the northwest (since 1903 from Colombia separately), Venezuela in the northeast, Brazil in the southeast and Peru in the south. The coastline to the Atlantic is 1,626 km, to the Pacific 1,448 km. Geographical breakdown According to militarynous,…
Chile Economy
Chile is economically based on the extractive industry, more specifically on that of copper (of which in 2007 it was the first world producer), but can count on other substantial mineral resources (such as nitrates, silver, molybdenum) and on forestry; however, despite the enormous wealth of the subsoil and a no less high energy availability,…
Venezuela 2017
Yearbook 2017 Venezuela. An already very worrisome political and economic situation worsened even more during the year. Already in April, a wave of violent protests and demonstrations began in the country with hundreds of thousands of participants and a total of up to 90 deaths as a result. The culmination of the riots occurred on…
Uruguay 2017
Yearbook 2017 Uruguay. Vice President Raúl Sendic became the first Vice President to resign on September 13. He was replaced by Lucía Topolansky, wife of former President José Mujica (2010-15) and the first woman in office. The reason for Sendic’s departure was alleged mismanagement of the indebted state oil company ANCAP and irregularities in his…
Suriname 2017
Yearbook 2017 Suriname. Economically, 2017 was a worrying year for Suriname. The forecasts spoke of economic growth of –1.2%, making it the third consecutive year of negative growth. According to Countryaah.com, the opening of the new gold mine Newmont Merian in October 2016 was considered to be able to lift the growth figures to some…
Peru 2017
Yearbook 2017 Peru. The year ended with a growing political crisis in Peru. Ever since Keiko Fujimori lost the 2016 presidential election, she has, through her Party of People’s Power (FP), supported majority in Congress for an intense political campaign against President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski. In September, his Prime Minister Fernando Zavala faced the prospect…
Paraguay 2017
Yearbook 2017 Paraguay. The year ended with the political temperature rising before the presidential and congressional elections in April 2018. In September, the two largest opposition parties PLRA (The True Liberal Radical Party) and Frente Guasú (FG) entered into an election alliance to try to defeat the ruling ANR PC (National Republican Organization- Colorado Party),…
Guyana 2017
Yearbook 2017 Guyana. At the end of July, the US oil company ExxonMobil confirmed that new oil deposits had been discovered in the so-called Payare reservoir, part of the large Stabroek Block oil field about 130 nautical miles off the coast of Guyana. In total, the oil field could produce the equivalent of up to…
Ecuador 2017
Yearbook 2017 Ecuador. In the second round of the presidential election April 2, Lenín Moreno from the ruling party País Alliance (AP) won with just over 51% of the vote over main opponent Guillermo Lasso from the center-right party CREO. The turnout was high: 83% of the eligible voters. Moreno was installed in office May…
Colombia 2017
Yearbook 2017 Colombia. On October 9, the former guerrilla group FARC (Colombia’s Revolutionary Armed Forces) was registered as a political party under the name Alternative General Revolutionary Force with the same abbreviation (FARC). According to Countryaah.com, the peace agreement was embodied at a June 27 ceremony in Mesetas, southeastern Colombia, when President Juan Manuel Santos…
Chile 2017
Yearbook 2017 Chile. According to Countryaah.com, Sebastián Piñera, former president (2010-14) and candidate for the right-wing coalition Chile Vamos, won the second round of the presidential election on December 17 with 55% of the votes cast, against 45% for Alejandro Guillier of the ruling left coalition New Majority. In the first round of November 19,…
Brazil 2017
Yearbook 2017 Brazil. In early October, for the second time in three months, the Chamber of Deputies voted against putting President Michel Temer before state law for a range of crimes, including obstruction of justice. The president’s chief of staff Eliseu Padilha and the secretary of the presidential office, Wellington Moreira, who are both accused…
Bolivia 2017
Yearbook 2017 Bolivia. One of this year’s major issues was the question of the rules for re-electing a sitting president. Despite a referendum in February 2016 surprisingly saying no to more than one re-election, President Evo Morale’s party MAS (The Movement for Socialism) in September submitted an application to the Supreme Court for an interpretation…
Argentina 2017
Yearbook 2017 Argentina. President Mauricio Macri won a major success in the congressional elections on October 22 when his center-right coalition Cambiemos (“Let’s change”) won in five of the country’s most popular electoral districts (the city and province of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fé and Mendoza). In total, Cambiemos won in 13 of the country’s…
South America
South America – wildlife South and Central America and the Caribbean comprise the Neotropical region comprising the Amazon lowlands, mountain forests and highland plains in the Andes, subtropical savannas, the Patagonian plain and the temperate part of the Andes with its moist coastal forests. In northern Chile and Peru there are coastal deserts. South America’s…