First Children Encyclopedia

What is the highest mountain in the Andes?

The Americas

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South America

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Amazon Rainforest

Peru

Angel Falls

Agrias butterfly

Condor

Machu Picchu

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Equator walkabout

The Equator is an

imaginary line around the

Earth’s middle. It would

take you a month to

walk across just the

South American

part of it!

Equator

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Capybara
Brazil
Parakeet
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Jaguar
Brazil nuts
Bananas
Arica
A vast chain of mountains runs the length of this continent. On its western side is the world’s driest desert. On the east is the biggest rainforest.
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Manaus
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