Natural Wonders: South America

World’s largest waterfall (Argentina / Brasil)

World’s highest navigable body of water (Peru / Bolivia)

World's driest place/desert (Chile)

Picturesque archipelago, home to many endemic species (Brazil)

World’s longest and largest river (Brazil / Colombia / Peru)

Darwin's favorite archipelago, home to numerous endemic species (Ecuador)

World’s largest wetland (Brazil / Bolivia / Paraguay )

World’s highest mountain outside of Asia (Argentina)

World's highest uninterrupted waterfall (Venezuela)

World’s largest salt flat (Bolivia)

Iconic tepui (table-top mountain) in South America (Venezuela / Guyana / Brasil)

Farthest point on the Earth’s surface from the Earth’s center (Ecuador)

Highest active volcano in the world (Chile / Argentina)

World's second largest contiguous extrapolar ice field (Argentina / Chile)

World’s most lightning-probe location (Venezuela)

World’s largest and most biodiverse tropical rainforest (Brazil / Bolivia / Colombia / Ecuador / Peru / Venezuela / Guyana / Suriname / French Guiana)

Iconic national park/granite tower formation in southern Patagonia (Chile)

World's second deepest canyon