Glossary:

Amazon River - the largest river in South America

Asuncion - the capital of Paraguay

Atacama Desert - famous desert that runs along the west coast of South American

Angel Falls + Angel Fall + Angel - continuous waterfall

Caracas - capital of Venezuela

Cayenne - capital of French Guiana

Carlos Gardel - in 1890 he became the greatest tango singer to date

Cannelloni - a dessert

Chile - this country has the longest narrowest country on earth and is no more than 235 miles wide at any point

Ecuador - this country is the leading exporter of bananas

Futbol - name for soccer, the nation sport of most Latin American Countries

Georgetown - the capital of Guyana

Lima - the capital of Peru

Montevideo - the capital of Uruguay

Portuguese - the primary language of Brazil

Siesta - Spanish word for nap, rest time

Spanish - the language spoken in most of South America

Rio de Janeiro - this city's carnival is famous throughout the world

Venezuela - one of the world's largest oil producers and also one of the wealthier countries of South America