1 March 2011. From towering waterfalls to mighty mountains, lush rainforests to harsh deserts, South America is a land of contrasts and a land of extremes. It is home to the world's highest waterfall—Angel Falls in Venezuela, the longest mountain range—the Andes, the driest place on earth—the Atacama Desert and the largest rainforest—the Amazon Rainforest.
Did you know?
• South America has a population of almost 400 million
• The world’s highest commercially navigable lake—Lake Titicaca is found in South America
• Six of the 17 so-called megadiverse countries are found in South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia and Venezuela).
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Visit the website of IUCN's office in South America (content in Spanish)
IUCN's Regional Director for South America outlines why we need to conserve both biological and cultural diversity.
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A look at the life and times of biologist Jon Paul Rodríguez hard at work to save Venezuela's native fauna and flora.
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Reducing the trade in wild meat that is harming wildlife populations in Ecuador's Yasuni Biosphere Reserve.
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