Posts Tagged ‘South america’

Galapagos of Ecuador

// January 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Tourism places

The specified name stirs up imaginations of giant tortoises, fantastical reptiles and exotic birds. The island’s report is well earned, for a holiday  is much like on foot through a cage less zoo. A numerous of species co habitat here. Unnecessary to say, the Galapagos Islands are paradise for photographers and bird watchers. Since the islands are an ecological reserve, under the jurisdiction of the parks system, the number of visitors admitted each year is strictly limited. Various government fees and taxes were collected at points along the trip.San Cristobal’s runway dead ends a few short feet from land’s end, making for an exciting landing. After checking through immigration, we were bussed to the town’s small harbor. (more…)

Travelling Chile

// January 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Tourism places

The country of Chile is a republic settled on the southwestern coast of South America . It partakes borders with Argentina to the east, Bolivia to the northeast and Peru to the north. Chile is divided into 13 regions.
A long and narrow coastal region on the west side of the Andes Mountains, Chile stretches over 4,630 km north to south, but only 430 km at its widest point east to west. The economic system is generally export driven. Its main export product still continues to be copper, followed by agribusiness products. While the main industry of the northern part of Chile is mostly mining related, the southern half has quite an extensive agricultural and dairy industry. (more…)

Journey Argentina

// January 19th, 2010 // No Comments » // Tourism places

The Argentine is a Spanish-speaking nation in southern South America, placed between the Andes in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east. It’s bordered aside Paraguay and Bolivia in the north, Brazil and Uruguay in the northeast and Chile in the west. The Argentine* urban areas accept a European look, reflecting the influence of their European settlers. A lot of towns and cities are assembled look-alike Spanish cities around a main square called a plaza. The Argentine climate is predominantly temperate with extremes ranging from subtropical in the north to arid/sub-Antarctic in far south. (more…)

Journey TO SOUTH AMERICA

// September 21st, 2009 // No Comments » // Tourism places

South America is a continent  crossed by the, with most of its region in the Southern Hemisphere. South America is located between the Pacific  and the Atlantic Ocean .It became attached to North America The Andes , likewise a relatively young and seismically restless mountain range, run down the western edge of the continent. The country to the east by the Andes is largely tropical rain forest, the huge Amazon River basin. South America ranks fourth in area, after Asia, Africa and. It grades fifth in population, after Asia, Africa, Europe , and North America . The area of South America also admits assorted islands, about of which consist to countries on the continent. (more…)