South American Geography A-Z

Guess these South American geographical places and things, one for each letter of the alphabet.
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A
Driest desert in the world
Atacama
B
"Fair Winds" in Spanish
Buenos Aires
C
Major Rio de Janeiro beach
Copacabana
D
Swampy region between
Colombia and Panama
Darién Gap
E
Island also known as Rapa Nui
Easter
F
Name for a Brazilian shanty town
Favela
G
Where Darwin studied finches
Galápagos
H
Term for a large estate
Hacienda
I
Waterfalls on the
Argentina-Brazil border
Iguazu Falls
J
Largest cat native to South America
Jaguar
K
World's tallest single drop waterfall
Kaieteur Falls
L
Capital with the highest elevation
La Paz
M
"Lost city" of the Incas that now is
a popular tourist attraction
Machu Picchu
N
Country that owns Aruba,
Bonaire, and Curaçao
Netherlands
O
Longest river in Venezuela
Orinoco
P
Region comprised of southern
Argentina and Chile
Patagonia
Q
Closest capital to Equator
Quito
R
Currency of Brazil
Real
S
Dutch-speaking country
Suriname
T
Largest lake
Titicaca
U
Major river on the
Argentine-Brazil border
Uruguay
V
Coastal Chilean city
Valparaíso
W
Chilean island with namesake
of New Zealand's capital
Wellington
X
Major Amazon River tributary
Xingu
Y
Plant used to make "maté"
Yerba
Z
Traditional dance of Argentina
Zamba
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May 12, 2020
Good quiz. I think yours is better than ours.