The Global X MSCI Argentina ETF (NYSE: ARGT), the largest exchange traded fund dedicated to stocks in South America's second-largest economy, was one of the best-performing single-country ETFs last year. (benzinga.com)
The Temperate Jungle of South America, which covers regions of Southern Chile and Argentina, represents the largest tract of essentially undisturbed temperate forest in the world. (greenpeace.org)
Most of this central lowland is sparsely populated because the soils are heavily leached, but in the south is the very fertile pampas of Argentina-one of the world's major food-producing regions where wheat and beef cattle are pre-eminent. (wikipedia.org)
Uruguay have won the Copa America a record 15 times, beating hosts Argentina in 2011 to reach 15 titles (they were previously equal on 14 titles each during the 2011 Copa America). (wikipedia.org)
South America have several drivers who won the Formula One championship multiple times, including five-time champion Juan Fangio of Argentina, and Brazilian drivers Emerson Fittipaldi (2 titles), Nelson Piquet (3 titles), and Ayrton Senna (3 titles). (wikipedia.org)
Rugby union is becoming popular in South America, following the recent successes of Argentina in recent Rugby World Cup competitions (3rd place). (wikipedia.org)
South America is home to 400 million people, of which 180 million is composed of Whites with several different European extractions and other lineages, including 18 million Levantine Arabs, mostly Christians from the Levant region, (found in Brazil, Argentina, Venezuela, Colombia and Chile), 440 thousand Ashkenazi and Sephardi Jews (mostly Argentina and Brazil, with both figuring among the top 10 largest Jewish diasporas) and 1.3 million Crypto-Jews or Anusim. (wikipedia.org)
The Bulgarian diaspora in South America is strongest in Argentina, where 40,000 people of Bulgarian descent are thought to live, the diaspora itself assessing its size to be at least 80,000. (wikipedia.org)
Brazil today is the most evangelical country in South America, where 89% of Brazilians evangelicals are Pentecostals, in Chile represents 79% of the total evangelicals in that country, 69% in Argentina and 59% in Colombia. (wikipedia.org)
Most of its distribution is in the lowlands east of the Andes (locally, it occurs as high as 2,500 m or 8,200 ft), from Colombia and The Guianas south to Uruguay and northern Argentina ( Chile is the only South American country where the species is not found). (wikipedia.org)
Peru aside, South American cuisine does not get a lot of attention in the English-speaking world, but there are plenty of recipes out there which allow you to try the specialities from Colombia, Argentina & Chile in the comfort of your own home. (metafilter.com)
Given a long history of colonialism, the overwhelming majority of South Americans speak Portuguese or Spanish, and societies and states commonly reflect Western traditions. (wikipedia.org)
Due to its history of colonialism most South Americans speak Spanish or Portuguese, and its societies and states are commonly modeled after Western traditions. (wikipedia.org)
The wetlands extend for about 375 miles (600 km) north-to-south along the banks of the upper Paraguay River and several of its tributaries, including the São Lourenço and the Taquari rivers. (britannica.com)
Although originating and primarily associated with Europe, the ideology crossed the Atlantic Ocean between the world wars and had an influence on South American politics. (wikipedia.org)
The South American climate varies greatly based on the distance from the equator and the altitude of the area, but the range of temperatures seldom reaches 36 ° F (20 ° C), except in small areas. (encyclopedia.com)
The majority of South America falls below the equator, which means the seasons are the exact opposite to those in the U.S. and Europe. (smartertravel.com)
There are many other languages once spoken in South America that are extinct today (such as the extinct languages of the Marañón River basin). (wikipedia.org)
The reference to South America instead of other regions (like Latin America or the Southern Cone) has increased in the last decades due to changing geopolitical dynamics (in particular, the rise of Brazil). (wikipedia.org)
Large-scale constitutional reforms are extremely popular with citizens,' said Jonathan Hartlyn, a political scientist at the University of North Carolina who has studied constitutional politics throughout Latin America. (washingtonpost.com)
In a new report, Bank of America analyst Marcos Buscaglia discussed what he believes could be the biggest monetary shock facing Latin America since 1980. (benzinga.com)
In the northern part of Latin America offered the baseball and the basketball the development of football serious competition. (wikipedia.org)
Crypto-Jews or Marranos, conversos, and Anusim were an important part of colonial life in Latin America. (wikipedia.org)
Documents the efforts of Christian base communities, small groups of poor and marginalized people in Latin America, which work to allievate hunger, disease, unemployment, and other critical problems through the application of biblical principles. (berkeley.edu)
The western coast of South America is a subduction zone , which means that the oceanic plate, called the Nazca plate, is being forced beneath the adjacent continental plate. (encyclopedia.com)
This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Geological Survey document "South America Glacier" (content from the Geographic Names Information System). (wikipedia.org)
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