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The South American Tour: The Must Visit Places

qwcdirect — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 08:22:01 +0000

South America has been continuously attracting tourist from all round the globe for years because of its natural beauty like waterfall. On South American tour there are some places which you must not miss visiting. The first one is the Galapagos Island which consists of huge tortoise and iguana all over the place. Next is the Lake Titicaca, a biggest freshwater lake found in South America. This lake surrounds some beautiful islands like “The Islands of the sun” and “The floating Islands”.

People fond of adventure should not miss visit to Patagonia which is the most adventurous place where the structure of land cannot be imagined. Next in the list is the Angel waterfall which is popular as the highest waterfall in the world. It is now considered as the world heritage site. Machu Picchu is also one center of attraction. Its basically a city located above the sea level at 8000 feet height and is considered as sacred place.

Amazon Rainforest: Amazing Wonder

qwcdirect — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:29:56 +0000

The Amazon Rainforest gets its name from the river that runs through it, the Amazon, which is 4,080 miles in length. It is, essentially the lifeline of the rainforest, as it matriculates through thousands of acres of vegetation. This vegetation provides at least 20% of our oxygen, by recycling its carbon dioxide (from plants) into breathable oxygen.

The river, itself, starts in the Andes of Peru and continues through 7 countries; Columbia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, the 3 Guyana’s before it reaches the mouth of the Atlantic Ocean in Belem, Brazil. In fact, the drainage basin is 2,722,000 million square miles. 16% of all the worlds’ waterways flow through the Amazon delta. It receives approximately 9 feet of rain per year and 28 billion gallon of water flow out of it, into the ocean, every minute.
The rainforest is the home of the highest level biodiversity and there are species that exists here that few people have ever encountered.

The Outstanding Wonder of the Amazon Rainforest

qwcdirect — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 09:00:59 +0000

There is no place closer to nature than the Amazonian rainforests with their lush green vegetation, hundreds of animal species and many water bodies. The place is known for its biodiversity and rich flora and fauna. Seven million square kilometer area of which 5.5 million is occupied by dense forests spans across 9 different countries in South America and comprises of 50% of the worlds tropical rainforests.

The amazing diversity of the place is indicated by the fact that every square kilometer consists of around 150,000 species of plants and 75,000 species of trees. It also boasts of a total of 438,000 species of plants. Nearly 1300 species of birds, 3000 fishes and 427 mammals have been seen in these forests making up the massive eco system of the rainforest.

The animal species include dangerous predators such as Black Caiman, anaconda, piranha, electric eels and the jaguar, most of which are famous and mysterious too.

Explore the scenic beauty of Patagonia Lake region

GlobeTrotter — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:10:13 +0000

Patagonia lakes region is a geographic region comprising the southernmost portion of South America. Situated in Argentina and Chile, it contains the southernmost portion of the Andes range, and a plateau to its east.

The Argentinean portion of the lakes region includes the provinces of Neuquén, Río Negro, Chubut, Santa Cruz, and Tierra del Fuego, along with the southern tips of the provinces of Buenos Aires, Mendoza and La Pampa.

The Chilean portion of it consists of the southern part of the region of Los Lagos, and the regions of Aisén and Magallanes.

The climate is less severe than it used to be. The east slope has a warmer climate than the west, especially in summer, owing to a branch of southern equatorial current reaching its shores, in contrast with the west coast which is greeted by a cold current.

This area boasts of a large amount of wildlife species and an equally impressive amount of bird-life. Some of the famous animals found here are the guanaco, the cougar, the rhea etc. and birds include carrion-hawk, parakeets, humming birds etc.