South America

A composite relief image of South America

Köppen-Geiger climate classification map for South America

Map of all tropical cyclone tracks from 1945 to 2006

The prehistoric Cueva de las Manos, or "Cave of the Hands", in Argentina

The Inca estate of Machu Picchu, Peru is one of the New Seven Wonders of the World.

Woodcut depicting Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci's first voyage (1497-98) to the New World, from the first known published edition of Vespucci's 1504 letter to Piero Soderini.

The Inca–Spanish confrontation in the Battle of Cajamarca left thousands of natives dead.

The Portuguese explorer Pedro Álvares Cabral landing in Brazil in 1500

Dutch colonial houses in Paramaribo, Suriname

A painting of the settlement of Pernambuco in colonial Brazil by Frans Post

A map of the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in the Americas in 1790

Public flogging of a slave in 19th-century Brazil.

The proclamation of the Independence of Brazil by Prince Pedro on 7 September 1822

The Guayaquil conference between José de San Martín and Simón Bolívar

Coronation of Pedro I as 1st Emperor of Brazil

Bernardo O'Higgins swears officially the independence of Chile.

The Thirty-Three Orientals proclaimed the independence of Cisplatine Province.

Battle of Fanfa, battle scene in Southern Brazil during the Ragamuffin War

Imperial Brazilian Navy and army troops during the Siege of Paysandú, 1865

The Uruguayan Army at the Battle of Sauce, 1866

The Imperial Brazilian Army during a procession in Paraguay, 1868

The Chilean Army in the battlefield of the Battle of Chorrillos, 1883

A German submarine under attack by Brazilian Air Force PBY Catalina, 31 July 1943

Argentine soldiers during the Falklands War

The Brazilian Minas Geraes class kindled an Argentine–Brazilian–Chilean naval arms race.

Presidents of UNASUR member states at the Second Brasília Summit on 23 May 2008.

Headquarters of the UNASUR in Quito, Ecuador

Scheme for geographic regions and subregions used by the United Nations Statistics Division.

Satellite view of South America at night from NASA.

Spanish-Venezuelan protesters in Madrid.

A Japanese-Brazilian Miko during a festival in Curitiba

Former president of Brazil Lula and members of the Italian Brazilian community during the Grape Festival at Caxias do Sul

Launch at the Kourou Space Centre in French Guiana

Refinery of Brazilian state-owned Petrobras in Cochabamba, Bolivia

Chuquicamata is the largest open pit mine in the world, near the city of Calama in Chile.

KC-390 is the largest military transport aircraft produced in South America by the Brazilian company Embraer.

Vineyard in Luján de Cuyo, province of Mendoza, Argentina

Sugarcane plantation in São Paulo. In 2018, Brazil was the world's largest producer, with 746 million tonnes. South America produces half of the world's sugarcane.

Soy plantation in Mato Grosso. In 2020, Brazil was the world's largest producer, with 130 million tonnes. South America produces half of the world's soybeans.

Coffee in Minas Gerais. In 2018, Brazil was the world's largest producer, with 3.5 million tonnes. South America produces half of the world's coffee.

Orange in São Paulo. In 2018, Brazil was the world's largest producer, with 17 million tonnes. South America produces 25% of the world's orange.

Truck of a meat company in Brazil. South America produces 20% of the world's beef and chicken meat.

EMS, the largest Brazilian pharmaceutical industry

Braskem, the largest Brazilian chemical industry

Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia, still a major silver mine

Amethyst mine in Ametista do Sul. South America is a major producer of gems such as amethyst, topaz, emerald, aquamarine and tourmaline

Iron mine in Minas Gerais. Brazil is the world's second largest iron ore exporter.

Bird (UOB Plaza, Singapore), sculpture of Colombian artist Fernando Botero

“Chromovegetal Maze” by Carlos Cruz Diez, in Caracas.

Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Panorama of the interior of the Maracanã stadium during the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup

Wind farm in the Paraguaná Peninsula, Venezuela

Angra Nuclear Power Plant in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro

Pirapora Solar Complex, the largest in Brazil and Latin America with a capacity of 321 MW.

Stretch of the Pan-American Highway in Argentina

General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge in Venezuela

The La Paz cable car system in Bolivia is home to both the longest and highest urban cable car network in the world

Grape plantation in Argentina. Argentina and Chile are among the 10 largest grape and wine producers in the world and Brazil among the 20 largest.

Maize in Dourados. Brazil and Argentina are among the 5 largest world producers

Salmon farming in Chile. One third of all salmon sold in the world comes from the country.

Neugebauer Chocolate Factory in Arroio do Meio. South America specializes in food processing

Steel-maker CSN, in Volta Redonda. Brazil is one of the 10 largest steel producers in the world, and Argentina is one of the 30 largest

Klabin industrial complex, in Ortigueira. Brazil is the second largest pulp producer and the eighth largest paper producer in the world

Portico of the Democrata men's shoe factory, in Franca. Brazil is the fourth largest shoe manufacturer in the world.

Hering, in Santa Catarina, Brazil. The country has one of the 5 largest textile industries in the world

Mercedes-Benz plant in São Paulo. Brazil is among the 10 largest vehicle manufacturers in the world and Argentina among the 30 largest.

Copper mine in Chile. Latin America produces more than half of the world's copper

Colombian emerald. The country is the largest producer of emeralds in the world, and Brazil is one of the largest producers

Copacabana Palace, the best hotel in South America, in Rio de Janeiro. Tourism brings important currencies to the continent.

Honey production in Argentina. The country is the third largest producer of honey in the world.

Sunflower plantation in Argentina. The country is the world's third largest producer of sunflower seed.

Chilean cherries. Chile is one of the top 5 producers of sweet cherries in the world.

Chilean kiwi. The country is one of the 10 largest kiwi producers in the world.

Palm plantation in Magdalena. Colombia is one of the top 5 palm oil producers in the world.

Pineapple in Brazil. The country is the 3rd largest producer in the world. South America produces close to 20% of the world's pineapple.

Oil refinery in Amuay. Venezuela is one of the largest oil producers in the world.

Continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Brazil

Depiction of Pedro Álvares Cabral landing in Porto Seguro in 1500, ushering in more than 300 years of Portuguese rule of Colonial Brazil.

Painting showing the arrest of Tiradentes; he was sentenced to death for his involvement in the best known movement for independence in Colonial Brazil. Painting of 1914.

The Acclamation of King João VI of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves in Rio de Janeiro, 6 February 1818

Declaration of the Brazilian independence by Prince Pedro (later Emperor Pedro I) on 7 September 1822.

Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil between 1831 and 1889.

Soldiers of the FEB, the only Latin American military force in World War II, in Massarosa, Italy, 1944.

Ulysses Guimarães holding the Constitution of 1988 in his hands

Coin of 1 real commemorating 25 years of Real Plan, which brought stability to the Brazilian economy after years of hyperinflation.

Rock formations and the Dedo de Deus (God's Finger) peak in the background, Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Rio de Janeiro state

Brazil map of Köppen climate classification zones

Female pantanal jaguar in Piquirí River, Mato Grosso. Pantanal is the world's largest tropical wetland area.

The Amazon rainforest, the most biodiverse rainforest in the world

Palácio do Planalto, the official workplace of the President of Brazil.

National Congress, seat of the legislative branch.

Supreme Federal Court of Brazil serves primarily as the Constitutional Court of the country

Itamaraty Palace, the seat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Field agents of the Federal Police's Tactical Operations Command.

A proportional representation of Brazil exports, 2019

SUS official symbol, the Brazilian publicly funded health care system

Historical building of the Federal University of Paraná, one of the oldest universities in Brazil, located in Curitiba.

Former President Dilma Rousseff at Jornal Nacional news program. Rede Globo is the world's second-largest commercial television network.

Population density of Brazilian municipalities

Immigration Museum of the State of São Paulo in the neighborhood of Mooca, in São Paulo city. The Italian Brazilians are 15% of the population and the largest Italian community outside Italy.

The Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio de Janeiro is one of the most famous religious statues worldwide

Museum of the Portuguese Language in São Paulo city, São Paulo.

Ocas of the Kuikuro people, Xingu Indigenous Park, Mato Grosso

Pomerode, Santa Catarina, is one of the municipalities with a cooficial language. In this region, Hunsrückisch and East Pomeranian, German dialects, are two of the minor languages (see Brazilian German).

Parade of Portela samba school at the Rio Carnival, the largest carnival in the world

Tom Jobim, one of the creators of bossa nova, and Chico Buarque, one of the leading names of MPB.

Machado de Assis, poet and novelist, founder of the Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Festival de Gramado, the biggest film festival in the country

São Paulo Municipal Theater, significant both for its architectural value as well as for its historical importance.

Candido Portinari in 1962, one of the most important Brazilian painters

Players at the podium with the first Olympic Gold of the Brazil national football team, won in the 2016 Summer Olympics. Football is the most popular sport in the country.

Brazil's tropical primary (old-growth) forest loss greatly exceeds that of other countries (compare rectangular areas), though its percentage loss is about the median among the ten countries with the greatest loss.

The Cathedral of Brasilia, designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer for the federal capital, an example of Modern architecture

Feijoada is one of the main dishes of Brazilian cuisine

Augusto Boal presenting a workshop on the Theatre of the Oppressed at Riverside Church in New York City in 2008

Brazil (Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America.

Argentina

The surrender of Beresford to Santiago de Liniers during the British invasions of the Río de la Plata

Portrait of General José de San Martin, Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru.

People gathered in front of the Buenos Aires Cabildo during the May Revolution

Julio Argentino Roca was a major figure of the Generation of '80 and is known for directing the "Conquest of the Desert". During his two terms as President many changes occurred, particularly major infrastructure projects of railroads; large-scale immigration from Europe and laicizing legislation strengthening state power.

Official presidential portrait of Juan Perón and his wife Eva Perón, 1948

Admiral Emilio Massera, Lieutenant General Jorge Videla and Brigadier General Orlando Agosti (from left to right) – observing the Independence Day military parade on Avenida del Libertador, 9 July 1978.

Two members of the Regiment of Mounted Grenadiers guarding the Constitution of the Argentine Nation inside the Palace of the Congress.

Aconcagua is the highest mountain outside of Asia, at 6960.8 m, and the highest point in the Southern Hemisphere.

The national animal of Argentina is the Rufous hornero, a small songbird native to South America

Argentina features geographical locations such as this glacier, known as the Perito Moreno Glacier

The National Congress composed of the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies.

G 20 leaders gathered in Argentina for the 2018 G20 Buenos Aires summit.

Argentine destroyer ARA Almirante Brown (D-10)

A proportional representation of Argentina exports, 2019

The Catalinas Norte is an important business complex composed of nineteen commercial office buildings and occupied by numerous leading Argentine companies.

Atucha Nuclear Power Plant was the first nuclear power plant in Latin America. The electricity comes from 3 operational nuclear reactors: The Embalse Nuclear Power Station, the Atucha I and II.

Buenos Aires Underground is the oldest underground railway in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere and the Spanish speaking world.

"Estudio País 24, the Program of the Argentines" in Channel 7, the first television station in the country

SAC-D is an Argentine earth science satellite built by INVAP and launched in 2011.

President Macri in the INVAP with the SAOCOM A and B, two planned Earth observation satellite constellation of Argentine Space Agency CONAE. the scheduled launch dates for 1A and 1B were further pushed back to 2018 and 2020.

The cacique Qom Félix Díaz meets with then president Mauricio Macri.

Over 25 million Argentines have at least one Italian immigrant ancestor.

Dialectal variants of the Spanish language in Argentina

Francis, the first pope from the Americas, was born and raised in Argentina.

Argentina has historically been placed high in the global rankings of literacy, with rates similar to those of developed countries.

The University of Buenos Aires School of Medicine, alma mater to many of the country's 3,000 medical graduates, annually

El Ateneo Grand Splendid was named the second most beautiful bookshop in the world by The Guardian.

Sun of May on the first Argentine coin, 1813

Four of the most influential Argentine writers. Top-left to bottom-right: Julio Cortázar, Victoria Ocampo, Jorge Luis Borges and Adolfo Bioy Casares

Martha Argerich, widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the second half of the 20th century

Andy Muschietti, director of It, the highest-grossing horror film of all-time.

View of Bolívar Street facing the Cabildo and Diagonal Norte, on Buenos Aires' historical centre. The city's characteristic convergence of diverse architectural styles can be seen, including Spanish Colonial, Beaux-Arts, and modernist architecture.

Diego Maradona, one of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century

Lionel Messi, seven times Ballon d'Or winner, is the current captain of the Argentina national football team.

Argentine beef as asado, a traditional dish

The Cave of the Hands in Santa Cruz province, with artwork dating from 13,000 to 9,000 years ago.

Civilian casualties after the air attack and massacre on Plaza de Mayo, June 1955

Juan Perón and his wife Isabel Perón, 1973

Argentinians soldiers during the Falklands War

Néstor Kirchner and his wife and political successor, Cristina Kirchner

Argentina map of Köppen climate classification

Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk operated by the Argentine Air Force

Argentine provinces by population (2010)

Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic (República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America.

Chile

Lautaro, toqui and hero of the Arauco war

Bernardo O'Higgins, Libertador and the Supreme Director of Chile

The Battle of Iquique on 21 May 1879. The victory of Chile in the War of the Pacific allowed its expansion into new territories.

Chile's Almirante Latorre dreadnought in 1921

Fighter jets bombing the Presidential Palace of La Moneda during the Chilean coup of 1973

Five presidents of Chile since Transition to democracy (1990–2022), celebrating the Bicentennial of Chile

The Palacio de La Moneda in downtown Santiago

Chile's territorial gains after the War of the Pacific in 1879–83

Chile map of Köppen climate classification.

Araucaria araucana trees in Conguillío National Park.

Andean condor (Vultur gryphus), the national bird of Chile.

Topographic map of Chile. To view maps based on SRTM topographic relief of the country, see here.

General Carrera lake, the largest in the country.

Population of Chile from 1820, projected up to 2050

Neoclassical Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral

Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (PUC).

FONASA is the funding branch of the Ministry of Health.

A proportional representation of Chile exports, 2019

Chilean (blue) and average Latin American (orange) GDP per capita (1980–2017)

The financial district in Santiago de Chile

Chuquicamata, the largest open pit copper mine in the world

The Santiago Metro is South America's most extensive metro system

Torre Entel in Santiago de Chile, with the Andes mountains in the background

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos

The Chilean national polo team with President Michelle Bachelet and the trophy of the 2015 World Polo Championship.

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America.

Colombia

Location map of the pre-Columbian cultures of Colombia

An illustration of the Battle of Cartagena de Indias, a major Spanish victory in the War of Jenkins' Ear

Many intellectual leaders of the independence process participated in the Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada.

The Battle of Boyacá was the decisive battle that ensured success of the liberation campaign of New Granada.

The Socorro Province was the site of the genesis of the independence process.

Formation of the present Colombia since the Viceroyalty of New Granada's independence from the Spanish Empire

The Axis of Peace and Memory, a memorial to the victims of the Colombian conflict (1964–present)

Former President Juan Manuel Santos signed a peace accord

Colombia map of Köppen climate classification

Mountain climate is one of the unique features of the Andes and other high altitude reliefs

The national flower of Colombia, the endemic orchid Cattleya trianae, is named for Colombian botanist and physician José Jerónimo Triana.

Casa de Nariño is the official home and principal workplace of the President of Colombia.

Capitolio Nacional seat of the Congress.

The VII Summit of the Pacific Alliance: Former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos is second from the left.

The Colombian Stock Exchange is part of the Latin American Integrated Market (MILA).

Colciencias is a Colombian Government agency that supports fundamental and applied research.

The Las Lajas Sanctuary in the southern Colombian Department of Nariño

The Nobel literature prize winner Gabriel García Márquez

Vargas Swamp Lancers, artwork by Rodrigo Arenas Betancourt

Historic Centre of Santa Cruz de Mompox, an architectural site with colonial elements

Regions of Colombia by its traditional music.

Teatro Colón of Bogotá houses the Ibero-American Theater Festival of Bogotá, one of the biggest theater festivals in the world.

The Cartagena Film Festival is the oldest cinema event in Latin America. The central focus is on films from Ibero-America.

Sancocho de gallina criolla is a traditional soup in Colombia.

Mariana Pajón is a Colombian cyclist, two-time Olympic gold medalist and BMX World Champion.

Colombia leads the annual América Economía ranking of the best clinics and hospitals in Latin America.

M5 building – National University of Colombia, designed by Pedro Nel Gómez

Mario Laserna Building – University of Los Andes

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with an insular region in North America.

"Cono de Arita" in the Puna de Atacama, Salta (Argentina)

The Andes, Andes Mountains or Andean Mountains (Cordillera de los Andes) are the longest continental mountain range in the world, forming a continuous highland along the western edge of South America.

Americas

America is named after Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci.

Map of early human migrations based on the Out of Africa theory.

Statue representing the Americas at Palazzo Ferreria, in Valletta, Malta

Christopher Columbus leads expedition to the New World, 1492.

Map showing the dates of independence from European powers. Black signifies areas that are dependent territories or parts of countries with a capital outside the Americas.

Satellite photo of the Americas on Earth

Aconcagua, in Argentina, is the highest peak in the Americas

Climate zones of the Americas in the Köppen climate classification system.

Mexico City – Largest metropolitan area in the Americas, with a population of 22,300,000 in 2017

São Paulo – Largest city in the Americas, with a population of 12,038,175 (city) in 2016

New York City – Largest urban area in the Americas, with a population of 18,351,295 in 2010

The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America.

Caribbean

Region of the Americas that consists of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (some surrounded by the Caribbean Sea and some bordering both the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean) and the surrounding coasts.

Map of Caribbean region, including dependencies

A Cuban PT-76 tank crew performing routine security duties in Angola during the Cuban intervention into the country

Tropical monsoon climate in San Andrés island, Caribbean, Colombia.

Köppen climate map of the islands of the Caribbean.

A field in Pinar del Rio planted with Cuban tobacco

Puerto Rico's south shore, from the mountains of Jayuya

A church cemetery perched in the mountains of Guadeloupe

A view of Nevis island from the southeastern peninsula of Saint Kitts

Spanish Caribbean Islands in the American Viceroyalties 1600

Political evolution of Central America and the Caribbean from 1700 to present

The mostly Spanish-controlled Caribbean in the 16th century

Cayo de Agua, Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela

Palancar Beach in Cozumel Island, Mexico

Agostino Brunias. Free Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape Brooklyn Museum

Asian Indians in the late nineteenth century singing and dancing in Trinidad and Tobago

Havana Cathedral (Catholic) in Cuba completed in 1777

Holy Trinity Cathedral, an Anglican Christian cathedral in Trinidad and Tobago

Temple in the Sea, a Hindu mandir in Trinidad and Tobago

Muhammad Ali Jinnah Memorial Masjid, a Muslim masjid in Trinidad and Tobago

Flag of the Caribbean Common Market and Community (CARICOM)

Doubles, one of the national dishes of Trinidad and Tobago

Arroz con gandules, one of the national dishes of Puerto Rico

thumb|Counter-attack by Cuban Revolutionary Armed Forces supported by T-34 tanks near Playa Giron during the Bay of Pigs Invasion, 19 April 1961.

thumb|A Marine heavy machine gunner monitors a position along the international neutral corridor in Santo Domingo, 1965.

thumb|A Soviet-made BTR-60 armored personnel carrier seized by US forces during Operation Urgent Fury (1983)

thumb|US Army Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk, Bell AH-1 Cobra and Bell OH-58 Kiowa helicopters on deck of the US Navy aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) off Haiti, 1994.

Epiphytes (bromeliads, climbing palms) in the rainforest of Dominica.

A green and black poison frog, Dendrobates auratus

Costus speciosus, a marsh plant, Guadeloupe.

An Atlantic ghost crab (Ocypode quadrata) in Martinique.

Crescentia cujete, or calabash fruit, Martinique.

Thalassoma bifasciatum (bluehead wrasse fish), over Bispira brunnea (social feather duster worms).

Two Stenopus hispidus (banded cleaner shrimp) on a Xestospongia muta (giant barrel sponge).

A pair of Cyphoma signatum (fingerprint cowry), off coastal Haiti.

The Martinique amazon, Amazona martinicana, is an extinct species of parrot in the family Psittacidae.

Anastrepha suspensa, a Caribbean fruit fly.

Hemidactylus mabouia, a tropical gecko, in Dominica Edited by: Taniya Brooks.

The region is southeast of the Gulf of Mexico and the North American mainland, east of Central America, and north of South America islets, reefs and cays (see the list of Caribbean islands).

North America

Continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere.

Map of populous North America showing physical, political and population characteristics as per 2018

The totality of North America seen by the Apollo 16 crew, with Canada being covered by clouds

Landforms and land cover of North America

Principal hydrological divides of Canada, the United States and Mexico

Geologic map of North America published by USGS

North America map of Köppen climate classification

Map of North America in 1702 showing forts, towns and (in solid colors) areas occupied by European settlements

Non-native nations' control and claims over North America c. 1750–2008

Native languages of the US, Canada, Greenland, and Northern Mexico

Percentage of people who identify with a religion in North America, according to 2010–2012 data

Mexican President Peña Nieto, U.S. President Trump, and Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau sign the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement during the G20 summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 30 November 2018

Worlds regions by total wealth (in trillions USD), 2018

2006 map of the North American Class I railroad network

Baseball is traditionally known as America's national pastime, but is also played in Canada, and many Latin American countries as well.

It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.

Ecuador

Tumaco-La Tolita mythological figure in feathered costume. Between 100 BC and 100 AD. Found in Esmeraldas

Ruins of Ingapirca, this site served as an outpost and provisioning of the Incan troops, but mainly it was a place of worship and veneration to the sun, the supreme Inca God, thus constituting a Coricancha, dedicated to the Inca ritual.

Pre-Columbian shrunken head of the Shuars (Jivaroan peoples).

Major square of Quito. Painting of 18th century. Quito Painting Colonial School.

Venezuelan independence leader Antonio José de Sucre

The "Guayaquil Conference" was the meeting between the two main Spanish South American independence leaders. In it the form of government of the nascent countries was discussed, San Martín opted for a unified South America in the form of a monarchy, while Bolívar opted for the same but into a republic. 1843 painting.

Antique dug out canoes in the courtyard of the Old Military Hospital in the Historic Center of Quito

Map of the former Gran Colombia in 1824 (named in its time as Colombia), the Gran Colombia covered all the colored region.

South America (1879): All land claims by Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, and Bolivia in 1879

Map of Ecuadorian land claims after 1916

The Mirage F.1JA (FAE-806) was one aircraft involved in the claimed shooting down of two Peruvian Sukhoi Su-22 on 10 February 1995.

President Lenín Moreno, first lady Rocío González Navas and his predecessor Rafael Correa, 3 April 2017

Palacio de Carondelet, the executive branch of the Ecuadorian Government

Adult Galápagos sea lion resting on a park bench in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno.

Ecuadorian President Lenín Moreno with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, 20 July 2019

A view of the Cotopaxi volcano, in Cotopaxi Province

Baños de Agua Santa is an important tourist site

Ecuador is one of the most megadiverse countries in the world, it also has the most biodiversity per square kilometer of any nation, and is one of the highest endemism worldwide. In the image, the spectacled bear of the Andes.

A proportional representation of Ecuador exports, 2019

The United States dollar is the common currency circulation in Ecuador

World Trade Center headquarters in Guayaquil

The historic center of Quito has one of the largest and best-preserved historic centers in the Americas. The city also houses a large number of museums.

The Trolebús bus rapid transit system that runs through Quito. It is the principal BRT in Ecuador.

The oldest observatory in South America is the Quito Astronomical Observatory, founded in 1873 and located in Quito, Ecuador. The Quito Astronomical Observatory is managed by the National Polytechnic School.

Cañari children with the typical Andean indigenous clothes

Huaorani man with the typical Amazonian indigenous clothes

Ecuador (Quechua: Ikwayur; Shuar: Ecuador or Ekuatur), officially the Republic of Ecuador (República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: Ikwadur Ripuwlika; Shuar: Ekuatur Nunka), is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

Uruguay

Monument to the Charrúa, the indigenous people of Uruguay

The Portuguese established Colonia do Sacramento in 1680.

The oath of the Thirty-Three Orientals in 1825 prior to the beginning of the Cisplatine War, in which Uruguay gained independence from the Empire of Brazil

Manuel Oribe served as President of Uruguay and led the Blancos in the Civil War.

The victory of the Ejército Grande at the Battle of Caseros resulted in the overthrow of Juan Manuel de Rosas.

Uruguayan troops in trenches at the Battle of Tuyutí in 1866, during the War of the Triple Alliance

Palacio Salvo, built in Montevideo from 1925 to 1928, was once the tallest building in Latin America.

Former Uruguayan president Jorge Batlle with former U.S. president George H. W. Bush in 2003

2011 bicentennial celebrations at the Palacio Legislativo in Montevideo

Köppen–Geiger climate classification map for Uruguay

Palacio Piria, seat of the supreme court

Tabaré Vázquez (former two-term President 2005–2010, 2015–2020) with then-President of Brazil Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in 2007

From right to left: Then-president José Mujica with his wife Lucía Topolansky and the former presidents of Uruguay Luis Alberto Lacalle, Jorge Batlle and Tabaré Vázquez in 2011

Current Uruguay's president Luis Lacalle Pou at a press conference, Apr. 22, 2022.

A proportional representation of Uruguay exports, 2019

Punta del Este is one of the main tourist destinations in the Southern Cone.

The historic colonial city of Colonia del Sacramento

Carrasco International Airport, Montevideo

The Church of Saint Charles Borromeo in San Carlos is one of the oldest churches in Uruguay.

Faculty of medicine of the University of the Republic, founded in 1849

A "livable sculpture", Carlos Páez Vilaró's Casapueblo was his home, hotel and museum.

Uruguay supporters at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia

Uruguay (Uruguai), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay (República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America.