Childrens Illustrated World Atlas

Northwest South America

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ANGEL FALLS

Each year thousands of

tourists visit the spectacular

Angel Falls on the River

Churún in eastern Venezuela. The Falls were spotted by an American pilot, Jimmy Angel,

in 1935, and later named

after him. The water drops

for 2,648 ft (807 m), making

Angel Falls the highest uninterrupted waterfall

in the world.

MACHU PICCHUThe conquering Spaniards never found the remains of this important Inca city—it remained a secret until Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist and explorer, discovered its ruins hidden in the forest in 1911. Situated on a high ridge northwest of Cusco, this magnificent ruined city covers 5 sq miles (13 sq km), and has small houses, temples, and stairways built around a central square.

LIFE ON THE HIGH PLAINSThe Altiplano is a cold plateau at high altitude between two ranges of the Andes Mountains in southwest Bolivia and southern Peru. The native peoples who live here graze sheep and llamas on the windy plains. They have generally retained their own language and customs.

THE INCAS

The Incas first lived in the mountainous area near Cusco in Peru. By the time of

the Spanish invasion, the Inca Empire

extended north into southern Colombia and south through Bolivia and into

Argentina and Chile. The Quechua

Indians were the most powerful group in the empire, and theirs was the

official language. The Quechua and Aymara peoples now live on

the high plains in the Andes.

Quechua woman in Peru

MINERALSMany countries in this area have extensive reserves of gold, silver, copper, and gems. Colombia produces more than half the world’s emeralds. The Incas made good use of these resources and created many beautiful golden objects, such as this llama.

LAKE TITICACAAt 12,507 ft (3,812 m), Lake Titicaca is the highest navigable lake in the world. It is also South America’s largest lake. The Uru people live here in houses built on huge, floating reed islands. They grow potatoes, hunt birds, and catch fish, using boats made from tightly bundled reeds.

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The railway

from Lima climbs 15,807 ft (4,818 m) into the Andes and

is the highest in

the Americas.

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