After the recent economic upheavals of the past few decades, South America is growing economically once again with Brazil in particularly making rapid progress. South Americal is rich in biodiversity with an amazing array of unique creatures which inhabit the Amazon rain forest. The continent is also rich in minerals and is a major producer of food. Unfortunately, large tracts of the Amazon have been destroyed for timber and farming but as more people become ecologically aware, more action will hopefully be taken to protect the Amazon. Countries in South America include Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela, French Guiana and Suriname.
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