South America
« Previous EntriesThe city of Manaus in Brazil, South America.
Thursday, March 25th, 2010This is about the Brazilian city of Manus, it is the capital of the state of Amazonas. You will find this city inbetween the rivers of the Negro and Solimões. Manus is actually the highest populated city within the Amazonas state, this is according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and [...]
A Virtual Trip to Venezuela, South America
Monday, August 3rd, 2009This is a post about the northern South American country Venezuela, officially titled Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. It is a tropical country in a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in the Caribbean Sea. This country possesses recognized borders with Guyana to the east of the Essequibo river, Brazil to the south, [...]
The north-eastern South American country of Colombia.
Monday, June 22nd, 2009This is a post about the north-eastern South American country of Colombia and her capital city Bogota. Colombia is the 26th largest nation in the world and the fourth largest in South America. It is bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by Panama [...]
Welcome to Peru.
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009This is a post about the wonderful and gorgeous country of Peru, east of South America. The capital city is Lima and it has a population of estimated 29,180,900 in July of 2008. It is bounded by Colombia and Ecuador in the north and Bolivia and Brazil in the east and Chile towards the south.
In [...]
Suriname, The Dutch Gem.
Monday, March 9th, 2009This is a post about Suriname in the north-east of South America, situated between Guyana, French Guiana and Brazil to the south. Known for many years up until 1948 as Dutch Guiana. There was much conflict between the British and Dutch, but a treaty was made, and the British gave over Suriname for New [...]
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Mark Ramsay, globetrotting from an armchair in England.
Nick Ramsay, exploring the world from a zabuton in Japan.