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The second-largest country of South America reaches from the tropical forest of Iguazú to the Andes, the extended Pampa lowlands and Tierra del Fuego at the very fringe of the inhabitated world.
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Chile
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Stretching North-South between the Cordillera and the Pacific Ocean, Chile hosts a variety of different landscapes and ecosystems including temperate forest, desert, puna and urban agglomerations.
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Colombia
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Colombia, the northernmost country of South America, extends from the Amazon rainforest to the Pacific Ocean and the Caribbean. Three parallel ranges of the Andes form the backbone of the country.
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Ecuador
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Most of the population of Ecuador lives in the valleys and highlands of the Andes, the backbone of the country, and in the coastal lowlands. The East of the country, covered by Amazon rainforest, is almost void of people.
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Galápagos Islands
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The group of volcanic islands belonging to the territory of Ecuador, designated entirely as National Park, has developed a characteristic fauna with sets of related species confined to specific habitats or islands.
The Andes are the backbone of South America, separating the Pacific coast from the Amazon basin, the vast Pampa grasslands and the Patagonian lowlands. Whilst the southern part of the subcontinent is dominated by European influences, the traditional cultures of the northern Andes have survived the centuries of colonialism.