The South American continent contains many spectacular geographic sights. The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls, lies in Venezuela. In addition, South America contains the highest volume river, the Amazon, the longest mountain range, the Andes, and the driest area on the planet, theAta...
While Venezuela's Angel Falls are the big draw in the north of the continent, a small number of tours are now taking in Guyana's Kaieteur Falls, a spectacular alternative 130 miles south of Georgetown. Plunging 741 feet through lush rainforest in the country's first national park, the ...
The United States alone experiences more than 1,000 tornadoes a year, and the storms have originated on every continent except Antarctica [source: Tarbuck]. While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated areas, violent tornadoes have also hit large metropolitan areas, and they have ...
The United States alone experiences more than 1,000 tornadoes a year, and the storms have originated on every continent except Antarctica [source: Tarbuck]. While most storms are weak and occur in sparsely populated areas, violent tornadoes have also hit large metropolitan areas, and they have ...
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For example, I once knew something was seriously wrong with a good friend living on another continent, because of a dream I had about him…and turns out I was right. I dreamt that my grandmother was going to die just a handful of days before she did. I had recurrent dreams about ...
The museum is named after Europe because the geographic center of the continent (according to one of several calculation methods) is not far away (marked byobelisksome 10 km outside the park limits). Nearby Žalieji ("Green") lakes (Balsys and Gulbinas) help the inhabitants of Vilniu...
As Emma told her congregation: on the day we arrived, we tripled the population of female rabbis in the nation of South Africa, and probably on the entire African continent. This was primarily meant to be a fun adventure, but we had several “missions” while we were there: to deliver ...
is a country located on the northern coast ofSouth America. As of 2016, it has a population of 31.57 million people. It boasts one of the largest proven oil reserves outside of the Middle East. It is also home to Angel Falls, which at 3,230 feet is thehighest waterfall in the world...
Slowly gaining a reputation as South America’s not-so-hidden secret, Paraguay is one of the continent’s lesser-known wildlife hotspots. Split into two by Rio Paraguay, there’s not much to see in the capital, Asuncion. Instead, head out into the dry wilderness of the Chaco or the pris...