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    Bolivia Outline

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    than in any other country in the world. Many still speak Quechua, the language of the Incas. In 1975, Quechua was made one of the official languages. THE SOUTHERN COUNTRIES OF SOUTH AMERICA 8.4 I. Bolivia A. General information 1. Bolivia has two capital cities: La Paz (the administrative capital) and Sucre (the judicial capital). 2. Bolivia has three official languages: Spanish, Quechua, and Aymara. 3. Bolivia is a landlocked nation because it has no access to the oceans. 4. It was named in

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    Savannas Research Paper

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    Savannas are characterized by grass-covered land with a scattering of shrubs or trees; savannas have two layers, grass, and shrubs or trees. The savannas of the world are found in South America and are known as cerrado, Africa as miombo, and Australia as the mulga.The vegetation is determined by the amount of rainfall. The large variation in the rainfall which has a distinct pattern and an average monthly temperature of 18 degrees and above is another feature of the savanna. Savannas are also known

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    Faith Grasslands Essay

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    are located.The grasslands are located in the north of the tropic of cancer,which is also (23.5 degrees north).It is also south of the tropic of capricorn,which is also (23.5 degrees south).The famous grasslands also include the veldts of Africa,the pampas of South America,the steppes of Eurasia,and the plains of North america.The location sound very interesting and the seem very fun to go to. The grasslands can have very different climates than other places and there can also be just one climate throughout

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    The Galapagos Islands are located in the Pacific Ocean at 960 km to the west of mainland South America. The total area of the ecoregion is 7,882 km2 and encompasses 13 islands larger than 10 km2, 19 larger than 1 km2, 42 islets smaller than 1 km2 and at least 26 emergent rocks. The water currents that surround the islands influence in the climate. From May to December prevails the Garúa (misty) or dry season as a result of the cool Humboldt Current influence. In this season the temperature is cool

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    With a mainland area of 1,073,500 sq mi, Argentina is the eighth-largest country in the world. Argentina is subdivided into 23 provinces and one autonomous city, Buenos Aires. Argentina is known for their National Soccer Team and beautiful landforms such as the Iguazu Falls. One of the most attractive countries in South America, Argentina is a very popular tourist destination. Argentina is a very interesting because of the land, the weather, the animals and the people. The Chaco is a rural farming

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    Gauchos Research Paper

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    The term "gaucho" broadly translates into the English word cowboy. They are the cowboys of the South American countries. However, according to an article titled What is a Gaucho? by Rease Kirchner, the author points out that a gaucho is most definitely not the stereotypical cowboy that comes to mind with tight blue jeans, cowboy hats, and country music. A gauchos attire is unique. They are very traditional with their clothing styles, starting with the thick wool poncho worn. Gauchos pants were

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    estate agents is as inclusive as it is expansive. Real estate agents from the cities of Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Waco, Houston, Marshall and Pampa all appear on our database. The list we have compiled for your usage features Dallas real estate agents, San Antonio real estate agents, real estate agents Austin, TX, realtor Marshall, TX, realtors in Pampa, TX, and realtors in Waco, TX. Apart from including the list of real estate agents found in the major cities of the state of Texas, we have also

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    geoglyphs are still being discovered at this present time. Located in the dry Peruvian coastal plain, some 400 km south of Lima, the geoglyphs of Nazca or Nasca and the pampas of Jumana cover approximately 450 km2. The lines were scratched on the surface of the ground between 500 B.C. and A.D. 500. (Lines and Geoglyphs of Nasca and Pampas de Jumana) The Nazca Lines were designed within the ground by removing the iron oxide coated reddish pebbles that lie on the surface and uncovering a deeper whitish

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    Argentina Traditions

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    El Dia de Tradición (The day of tradition) is celebrated on November 10th. The week is full of parties, concerts, parades, and feasts. November 10th is when Jose Hernandez is born. He is famous there for living in Pampas, he wrote a very popular poem that lots of people in Argentina knows. Another event that Argentina has is El Carnaval del Pais. It has festivities like a carnival but more different. Most schools and places close for this event of argentina. The town of Gualeguaychu hosts the biggest

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    Period three was mining of gold and diamonds from the 1690s to the 1750s--carried Portugal’s powerful occupation of the land far into the indoors of what at the moment are the states of Minas Gerais, Goiás, and Mato Grosso. The discoveries of alluvial gold on the Rio das Velhas in about 1693, throughout valuable Minas Gerais in the next years, and out into Mato Grosso in 1718 and Goiás in 1725, and then the boom of diamond mining along the Rio Jequitinhonha in Minas Gerais after 1730, shifted the

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