The Americas
The Inca civilization or Inka began as a tribe in the Cuzco area, where the legendary first Sapa Inca, Manco Capac, founded the Kingdom of Cuzco around 1200. Under the leadership of the descendants of Manco Capac, the Inca state grew to absorb other Andean communities. In 1442, the Incas began a far-reaching expansion under [...]
The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian Island chain, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles 2,400 km. At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight “main islands” are from the northwest to southeast Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and Hawaiʻi. The last is by far the largest and [...]
Located in the North American Continent, the United States is commonly known as the USA. It is comprised of fifty states and a federal district. It is flanked by the Atlantic and the Pacific oceans and contains the non-contiguous states of Hawaii, Alaska and the some of the islands in the Caribbean Sea and the [...]
Mexico is located in the southern portion of North America. Almost all of Mexico lies in the North American Plate, with small parts of the Baja California peninsula on the Pacific and Cocos Plates. Geophysically, some geographers include the territory east of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec within Central America. Geopolitically, however, Mexico is entirely considered [...]
Canada occupies a major northern portion of North America, sharing the land borders with the contiguous United States to the south and the U.S. state of Alaska to the northwest, stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west; to the north lies the Arctic Ocean. By total area [...]
The Republic of Venezuela is the sixth largest country in South America, but in variation its landscape rivals that of the much larger countries like Brazil and Argentina. In fact, comparing its geography really doesn’t do it justice: the country is simply unique. Anyone who has ever seen a tepuis rising above Venezuela’s Gran Sabana [...]
Uruguay is a country in South America. It has a South Atlantic Ocean coastline and lies between Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. It is the second-smallest country in South America after Suriname. The name Uruguay means river of the colorful birds. It is related to the name Guyana: Arawak Guayana, land [...]
In the northeast of the South American continent, bounded by Guyana on the west and French Guyane on the east and Brazil to the south. Influenced by numerous cultures – African, Amerindian, Asian, Jewish and Dutch – the country reflects this diversity harmoniously in its day to day life. Dominated by mighty rivers which provide [...]
Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peru is home to snow-capped mountains, giant sand dunes, flocks of brightly [...]
Paraguay is a landlocked country in South America bordering Argentina, Bolivia, and Brazil. The country is rich in natural resources: the world’s largest drinking water reservoir Guarani Aquifer is beneath its soil, the biggest hydroelectric producer-The Itaipú Dam-is on its border with Brazil. It’s also the world’s fifth largest exporter of soya beans, as well [...]
