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Figure 2.36
Political subdivisions of South America.
lowlands of the Paraguay-Uruguay-Paraná rivers (Cordani 2000; Veblen et al.
2007). Andean countries include Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bo-
livia, Chile, and Argentina. (PBS's
Nature
broadcast a series on the region—
“Andes: The Dragon's Back”—now available as a DVD.) Basin countries are
Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana in the north, Paraguay and Uru-
guay in the south, and Brazil centered in the expanse of the Amazon Basin.
