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The Iguazu system comprises up to 275 waterfalls spread nearly three kilometres along the border.
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Iguazu, Argentina and Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): Iguazu Falls ↗
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Brazil occupies about 47 percent of the continent and borders every South American country except Chile and Ecuador.
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Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): South Region, Brazil ↗
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No bridge crosses the main Amazon River. Communities rely on ferries and boats along thousands of kilometres.
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Amazon River · The Americas
External reference (site language): Amazon River ↗
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Different temperatures and speeds keep the dark Rio Negro and sandy Solimoes flowing side by side for kilometres.
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Manaus, Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): Manaus ↗
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Brasilia was planned and constructed in about four years and inaugurated in 1960, laid out in the shape of an aeroplane.
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Brasilia, Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): Time in Brazil ↗
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The statue is hit regularly, and spare soapstone from the original quarry is kept for repairs.
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): Rio de Janeiro ↗
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Brazil has been the largest coffee producer for more than 150 years, mostly arabica from Minas Gerais and Sao Paulo.
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Brazil · The Americas
External reference (site language): Coffee production in Brazil ↗
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Uruguay's small population and long coast mean entire stretches of beach stay empty even in high summer.
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Uruguay · The Americas
External reference (site language): Uruguay ↗
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Guarani is co-official with Spanish and is spoken by a majority of the population, unusual in the Americas.
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Paraguay · The Americas
External reference (site language): Flag of Paraguay ↗
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A 1959 import ban froze Havana's fleet, so mechanics kept 1950s American cars running with improvised parts.
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Havana, Cuba · The Americas
External reference (site language): Radio Havana Cuba ↗
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Reggae developed in Kingston in the late 1960s and is recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage.
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Jamaica · The Americas
External reference (site language): Jamaica ↗
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Hispaniola is one of very few Caribbean islands divided between two sovereign states.
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Hispaniola · The Americas
External reference (site language): Hispaniola ↗
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Dominica has a boiling lake, 365 rivers by local count, and a 184-kilometre hiking trail down its spine.
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Dominica · The Americas
External reference (site language): Dominica ↗
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The flying fish is a national symbol, and cou-cou with flying fish is the country's national dish.
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Barbados · The Americas
External reference (site language): Barbados ↗
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Pitch Lake holds the largest natural deposit of asphalt in the world and refills itself as it is dug out.
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Trinidad and Tobago · The Americas
External reference (site language): Trinidad and Tobago ↗
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Feral pigs on Big Major Cay swim out to meet boats, a habit that turned into an unlikely tourist attraction.
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Exuma, Bahamas · The Americas
External reference (site language): Tourism in the Bahamas ↗
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Puerto Rico has three bioluminescent bays, more than anywhere else, with Mosquito Bay the brightest recorded.
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Puerto Rico · The Americas
External reference (site language): Fajardo, Puerto Rico ↗
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Saba's airstrip is around 400 metres with cliffs at both ends, flown only by small aircraft and specially certified pilots.
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Saba · The Americas
External reference (site language): Saba (island) ↗
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Geographically Greenland sits on the North American plate although politically it is tied to Denmark.
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Greenland · The Americas
External reference (site language): Greenland shark ↗
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The Pan-American Highway runs from Alaska to Argentina except for about 100 kilometres of roadless jungle in the Darien.
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Darien Gap · The Americas
External reference (site language): Darién Gap ↗
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The Andes run about 7,000 kilometres along South America's spine through seven countries.
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Andes · The Americas
External reference (site language): Andes ↗
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All 360-plus hummingbird species are native exclusively to the Americas, with the greatest diversity in Ecuador and Colombia.
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Americas · The Americas
External reference (site language): Shield of the Americas ↗
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Before horses arrived, llamas were the sole large pack animal in the Andes, which shaped how the Inca built roads.
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Andes · The Americas
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Quebec maintains a global strategic maple syrup reserve to stabilise prices between good and bad harvests.
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Quebec, Canada · The Americas
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