South America....

 Time to switch back to the topic of world countries and capitals. We’ve looked at Asia and Europe before this, and now I thought of brining up one of the most fascinating continents of the world, the South Americas.

Since the list of countries that are there in South America is pretty small, I thought of listing some other interesting facts about the region which could be interesting in a quizzer’s perspective. Let’s have a look.

Country	Capital
Argentina	Buenos Aires
Bolivia	La Paz
Brazil	Brasilia
Chile	Santiago
Colombia	Bogota
Ecuador	Quito
French Guiana	Cayenne
Guyana	Georgetown
Paraguay	Asuncion
Peru	Lima
Suriname	Paramaribo
Uruguay	Montevideo
Venezuela	Caracas

Bogota - the capital of Colombia

Santiago - the capital of Chile

Some interesting facts about the South American continent;

• It is home to the world's highest waterfall, Angel Falls in Venezuela; the largest river (by volume), the Amazon River; the longest mountain range, the Andes (whose highest mountain is Aconcagua at 6,962 m).

• South America has the world’s driest place – Atacama Desert in Chile.

• It has the capital which is located at the highest point throughout the world – La Paz, Bolivia.

• It also has the highest commercially navigable lake in the world – Lake Titicaca.

• Bolivia and Paraguay are the only two landlocked countries in South America.

• A declared world heritage, Galapagos Islands is a part of South America and is owned by Ecuador.

• Few countries in the continent gained independence in the 20th century. Guyana, from the United Kingdom in 1966, Suriname, from Dutch control in 1975 while The Falkland Islands remain a sovereign territory of the United Kingdom.