South America is a continent located in the western hemisphere with an area of seventeen million eight hundred forty thousand kilometers, that’s almost three and a half percent of the earth’s surface. South America encloses with its amazing territories the world’s highest waterfall, the Angel Falls; the longest mountain range, the Andes; the driest desert, Atacama; the largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest; the worlds’ southernmost town, Puerto Toro Chile; the highest capital city, La Paz Bolivia; and the largest river by volume. The largest country in South America in both area and population is Brazil followed by Argentina. South America regions include the Southern Cone, Andean States, the Guianas, and Eastern South America.