Location The Republic of Colombia covers an area of 1.14 million square kilometers and is located in the north of South America. The country borders in the west on the Pacific (1,700 km coastline), in the northwest on Panama, in the...
Argentine art, term for the art in what is now Argentina. After the independence of Argentina (1810), painting (portrait, genre, landscape) was the focus of the fine arts. European painters and travelers played an important role in their development. They included...
According to hyperrestaurant, the ruins of El Fuerte de Samaipata are located southeast of La Paz on a mountain top at an altitude of 1950 m. It is a unique testimony to pre-Columbian traditions and cults. The ceremonial center and the...
The approximately 30,000 km² park extends in the southeast of the country on the border with Guyana and Brazil. It is located in the Guiana Mountains, a high plateau made of granite and sandstone with table mountains. In the dense rainforest...
Lima was founded in 1535 by Francisco Pizarro as “Ciudad de los Reyes”, City of Kings, and advanced to become the most important city of the Spanish colonial empire in South America. Notorious was the inquisition of the Catholic Church, which...
After looking at all the relevant universities in Buenos Aires , I quickly made the decision to go to Universidad Católica Argentina (UCA) for various reasons: On the one hand, I am Catholic myself, which is not a requirement and does...
Despite Bolivia’s economic growth in recent years, two thirds of the population still live below the poverty line. Poor access to health care and malnutrition among children are two problems that the country is struggling with. Girls are one of the...
