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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tallest waterfall in world | angel falls |
| heaviest snake | anaconda |
| "lungs of the world" | amazon rain forest |
| angel falls named after who and what happened? | james angel, and american adventurer who crashed on a nearby mesa |
| largest river and largest area of continuous vegetation in the world | amazon |
| small meat eating fish-eats other fish and mammals | purahna |
| natives used to do what with ze fishs teeth? | sharpen arrows |
| can do what out of water? | BITTTE!!!!!!!!!! |
| "lost city" of incas | machu picchu |
| lost city rediscovered in? and by whom missy koehn??? | 1911 by americans, NOT SPANISH!! WHAT THUFF?? |
| coffee starts as a-, then the- is removed, then its- and- | red berry, seed, dried, roasted |
| brazil and columbia | galapogas islands |
| 15 volcanoes islands | nazca islands |
| huge mysterious line drawings on the mountains of | peru |
| lines drawn by who? | nazca |
| highest capital in the world | la paz |
| highest cap. founded by? | captain alonso de memdoza |
| made a capital for | legislative, and executive |
| stone faces located on | easter island by chile |
| widest waterfall in world | iguazu falls |
| name meaning "great water" | iguaza falls |
| first explorer of great waters | cabeza de voca |
| columbia has 90% of supply | emeralds |
| largest of these shebangs is from | columbia |
| llamas/alpacas/vicunas raised for two things | wool, pack animal |
| celebration for Lent | carnival |