South America is a continent. South America is the western part of the Earth's Southern Hemisphere in the Americas, starting south of the Panama Canal downwards. The region also makes up much of Latin America as its inhabitants speak mainly Spanish and Portuguese. The largest rainforest in the world and the largest river (Amazon), the highest mountain range. outside Asia (Andes), remote islands (Galapagos Islands, Easter Island and Fernando de Noronha), paradise beaches (as in the Northeast region of Brazil), wide deserts (Atacama), landscapes icy (Patagonia & Tierra del Fuego), the highest waterfall in the world (979m Angel Falls, in Venezuela) and one of, as well as some of the greatest natural attractions (Iguacu . Falls, Argentina and Brazil) other spectacular.
In addition, the works of mankind have also left rare gems on the continent: the ruins of an ancient civilization (Machu Picchu, another Inca city; the Moais of Easter Island) the continental part with the world-class cities (São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Caracas, Santiago, Lima and Rio de Janeiro), striking modern architecture (Brazil), European architecture (Buenos Aires), age-old paintings most rock in the Americas (in Serra da Capivara), strong African heritage (in Salvador, Rio and Montevideo), genuine indigenous (Belém, Manaus, Cuzco, Lima, La Paz), city-building charm in the Andes (Caracas, Medellin, Quito, Santiago de Chile) and Eastern culture (the large Japanese community of São Paulo), mixed with Iberian colonial fingerprints. Ushuaia, the world's southernmost city and some of its biggest festivals, such as the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro and the Belem of Cirio de Nazaré, the World Championship Tango, and the Vendimia carnival in Argentina, is also a part of this incredibly diverse and fascinating continent.
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- Bogotá, a city of contrasts with a busy balance of new and old
- Buenos Aires — the city of tango, the capital of Argentina
- Caracas - one of the most cosmopolitan and modern cities in South America, there are many theatres, malls, museums, art galleries, parks, well preserved colonial architecture and even even food restaurants
- La Paz - the national government headquarters in the highest area in the world built in a canyon
- Lima
- Montevideo - the capital city of Uruguay, located on the east bank of the Rio de la Plata
- Rio de Janeiro
- Santiago de Chile - the capital of Chile with many museums, events, theatres, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities
- Sao Paulo - fun nightlife and diverse cultural experiences
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- From Asia: Be well prepared for a very long journey, especially if your itinerary includes connecting flights to or from major air hubs of Asia and South America. In addition to Malaysia Airlines flights to Buenos Aires (from Kuala Lumpur), and Japan Airlines flights from Tokyo-Narita is coming Sao Paulo (via New York-JFK, ending in September) and Korea Air between Seoul-Incheon and Sao Paulo (via Los Angeles). Note that Malaysia Airlines flights have 2 stops on the route, while the latter two's routes only make one stop at USA however, the United States will require all passengers, including transit, to pass through US customs. Air China has a journey between Beijing and Sao Paulo, via Madrid in December 2009. In 2011, Singapore Airlines started flights from Singapore Let's go to São Paulo Barcelona.
- From Europe: The entire continent of South America once lived under European colonialism, and the political, social, economic and consequential relationships between the former colonies and the colonists are still quite strong until today. Portugal's national airline TAP is by far the leading foreign airline connecting air to Brazil, serving a wide range of destinations in Northern and Eastern Brazil as well as Brazil's capital Brasilia which if not limited to limited or no other international connection at all. The Spanish Iberian flag carrier to most of the former Spanish colonies, although neither Bolivia nor Paraguay is served. KLM flies between Amsterdam and Suriname and Air France links Paris with French Guiana. Of course, this service is not exclusive - KLM also flies to Lima, TAP to Caracas, Air France to Rio de Janeiro and Lima, etc. other leading European airlines such as British Airways, Lufthansa, Swiss Airlines Switzerland, and Alitalia also serve South American ports from their respective hubs, while South American airlines also operate into several major European cities.
- From North America: Until recently, it was virtually unthinkable to reach South America from anywhere other than Miami. Today, however, rapidly growing centers in Atlanta, Dallas/Fort Worth, Fort Lauderdale, Houston, Mexico City, New York, Newark, Orlando, Toronto, and Washington-Dulles provide viable alternatives. . In fact, airlines such as Air Canada, United and Delta Airlines have successfully begun to challenge American Airlines' monopoly for several key markets. American discount carriers like Spirit Airlines and JetBlue (Azul in Brazil) recently competed hard and won several route agencies to serve the likes of Colombia, Brazil and Peru, offering low fares into markets for the first time. With the reduction of US airlines in service, frequency, and cities served over the years, considering the high quality of Latin American carriers like Avianca (to Colombia with daily non-stop flights). to Bogota, Medellin, Cali and Cartagena), and the fastest growing and perhaps best hub to South America is by Copa Airlines (Panama's national airline through its hubs in Panama City), also there are LAN Airlines (Chilean airline serving direct flights and through some other countries), or TAM (Brazil).
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Spanish It is the official language of all South American countries except Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, and is widely spoken even in countries that historically did not speak Spanish. Portuguese is the official language of Brazil, the country that accounts for about half of the population and area of this continent. In Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, the official languages spoken are English, Dutch and French.
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