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The Villarrica Volcano
Pucon town, Chile, May 10, 2015. Villarrica, located near the popular tourist resort of Pucon, is among the most active in South America.
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China’s Amazonian railway ‘threatens uncontacted tribes’ and the rainforest
Environmentalists sound alarm over plans to construct 5,300km route between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans to cut transport costs
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Pilgrimage to the Mountains
Photographer Timothy Allen climbs high into the Peruvian Andes for Qoyllur Rit'i - the Snow Star Festival.
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The book that grows into a tree
Once you're done reading a new Argentinian children's book, you can put it in the ground, and it grows into a tree.
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Calbuco Eruption - 4K Video
Volcano Calbuco erupted on April 22, 2015, for the first time in four decades. Soundtrack: We wish it was never light - Anamog
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There's A Labor Revolution Brewing in South America and You've Probably Never Heard of It
Workers collectives are springing up all around the world - but you wouldn't know it if you tuned into corporate media.
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Pirates and Hold-Ups: Crime Strikes Venezuela's Oil Industry
When night falls over western Venezuela, armed gangs known as "pirates" sometimes ride boats into muggy Lake Maracaibo to steal equipment from oil wells.
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Chile shed romantic ideals in pursuit of Copa América title dream
For Chile this Copa América has been all about winning a first continental trophy, meaning expediency and pragmatism have been paramount on way to the final.
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Chile Defeats Argentina in Penalty Shootout to Win Soccer’s Copa America
Chile defeated Argentina 4-1 after a penalty shootout in the finals of the Copa America soccer tournament, winning their first major tournament.
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The gruesome, untold story of Eva Peron’s lobotomy
Did Evita die as the result of sinister brain surgery? One neuroscientist believes so, as David Robson discovers.
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The Villarrica Volcano at Night
The Villarrica Volcano is seen at night from Pucon town, Chile.
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24th July 1911 - Machu Picchu discovered
American archeologist Hiram Bingham gets his first look at Machu Picchu, an ancient Inca settlement in Peru that is now one of the world’s top tourist destinations.
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Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile
By Douglas Scortegagna
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Severe Flooding in Northeast Peru
Torrential rain caused heavy flooding in northeastern Peru. The city of Iquitos was left inundated on Friday, but there were no reports of deaths or injuries. Homes, shops and other businesses were all affected, with most transport brought to a standstill apart from the city’s motorbike taxis.
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El Nino’s Effect on Peru
At the beginning of July, the Peruvian government declared a 60-day state of emergency. This wasn’t for a catastrophe.
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Myth of pristine Amazon rainforest busted as old cities reappear
Amazonian wilderness buzzed with human activity until 500 years ago, when Europeans turned up with weapons and diseases, says radical rethink of rainforest history.
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Scarlet Ibis
The Scarlet ibis lives in the northern part of South America. It can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela including Guyana and French Guyana) and along the coast of Brazil to the Amazon Delta.
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The greatest mystery of the Inca Empire was its strange economy
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Inca Empire was the largest South America had ever known. Centered in Peru, it stretched across the Andes' mountain tops and down to the shoreline, incorporating lands from today's Colombia, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, Argentina and Peru - all connected by a vast highway system whose complexity rivaled any in the Old World. Rich in foodstuffs, textiles, gold, and coca, the Inca were masters of city building but nevertheless had no money. In fact, they had no marketplaces at all.
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1st August 1498 - Columbus lands in South America
Italian explorer Christopher Columbus sets foot on the American mainland for the first time, at the Paria Peninsula in present-day Venezuela. Thinking it an island, he christened it Isla Santa and claimed it for Spain.
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Slow Moving, Very Bright Fireball Turns Sky Green Over Argentina
A slow moving and very bright fireball was observed and recorded over Argentina around midnight UTC on July 31, 2015 (21:00 local time on July 30). Observers say the spectacle lasted about 10 seconds, turning the whole sky green.
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