South America is a continent situated in the western hemisphere and, mostly, the southern hemisphere, bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
As part of the Americas like North America, South America is named after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans.
South America has an area of 17,840,000 km² (6,890,000 sq mi), or almost 3.5% of the Earth's surface. As of 2005, its population was estimated at more than 371,000,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
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Conquistadors - Illustrated with period maps, drawings, and letters, this site follows the paths of sixteenth century conquistadors Hernán Cortés, Francisco Pizarro, Cabeza de Vaca, and Francisco de Orellana.
Meta Description: [ The Conquistadors is a four-part series
airing on PBS in Spring 2001. The Conquistadors website
explores the adventures of Hernan Cortes, Francisco
Pizarro, Fracisco de Orellana and Cabeza de Vaca in the New
World as Michael Wood retraces their journeys in modern-day
South America and the so... ]
James Q. Jacobs - Articles and photo galleries about the archaeology, culture and history of the Andes and Mesoamerica.
Meta Description: [ Photo Stock, Web Design and Development, Art, Anthropology, Computer Classes, Astronomy. Geodesy, Rock Art. Academic Instructor's Home Page. ]
Latin American Studies Network - Full text of messages exchanged since 1994 on LASNET, an unmoderated discussion list for Latinamericanists.
Latin Americanist Research Resources - This Project seeks to create a prototype for fully connected collections for Latin American studies. Institutional participants in the Project include the Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and forty-four ARL Libraries.
Meta Description: [ Latin Americanist Research Resources
Project, a project of the AAU/ARL Global Resources Network, administered
by the Center for Research Libraries. The Latin Americanist Research
Resources Partnership is a cooperative initiative of North American,
Latin American, and Caribbean libraries that... ]
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