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The buttons below are organized geographically, from south to north, like students learn them on the Floor Map. Click on a country to learn something new, and then see how you might create a class activity or project out of it.
Chile
Chile- Atacama Desert
CHILE: The Atacama Desert (in northern Chile) is known as the “driest place in the…
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Chile- Marble Caves
CHILE: Chile’s Marble Caves are a truly beautiful natural wonder. Students mixed teal and green…
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Chile- Easter Island
CHILE: Easter Island is an island located in the South Pacific. There are hundreds of…
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Chile- Torres del Paine
CHILE: Torres del Paine, Chile is a national park that covers nearly 500,000 acres of…
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Chile- Valparaíso
CHILE: The coastal city of Valparaíso in Chile is perhaps most known for its colorful…
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Chile- Futaleufú
CHILE: Futaleufú, Chile (in Patagonia) is perhaps most famous for its extreme water rafting. While…
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Chile- Skyscraper
Image #1, Image #2, Image #3, Image #4 CHILE: In Santiago, Chile, stands the tallest…
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Argentina- Southern Lights
ARGENTINA: Ushuaia, Argentina is the southernmost city in the world, and also a great place…
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Argentina- Iguazu Falls
ARGENTINA: Las cataratas de Iguazú, or Iguazú Falls, is the largest set of waterfalls in…
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Argentina- Mercados
ARGENTINA: In much of South and Central America, outdoor markets, or mercados, are a common…
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Argentina- Street Art
ARGENTINA: We return to Argentina because it is a fascinating land of extremes: from the…
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Argentina- Train to the Clouds
ARGENTINA: This terrifyingly high “Tren a las nubes” (Train to the Clouds) in Argentina is,…
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Argentina- Yerba Mate
ARGENTINA: Yerba Mate Tea (“MAH-tay”) is the ‘friendship drink’ of South America, especially Argentina, Uruguay,…
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Uruguay- Punta del Este
URUGUAY: La Mano de Punta del Este is a huge sculpture on the beach of…
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Uruguay- Casapueblo
URUGUAY: Obviously, we need to do some sort of amazing artistic project on this art…
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Uruguay- Calle de los Suspiros
URUGUAY: Aptly named, “La Calle de los Suspiros”, or Street of Sighs, this dot on…
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Paraguay- Bottle Dance
PARAGUAY: La Danza de La Botella, or Bottle Dance, is a traditional Paraguayan dance with…
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Paraguay- Ñandutí Lace
PARAGUAY: “Ñandutí, (Guaraní Indian: “spider web”), type of lace introduced into Paraguay by the Spaniards. It is…
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Paraguay- Landfill Harmonic
PARAGUAY: Cateura is the name of a landfill in Paraguay where a town of people…
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Bolivia- Salt Flat
BOLIVIA: Salar de Uyuni is the largest salt flat formation in the world. It is almost 11,000…
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Bolivia- Yungas Road
BOLIVIA: Yungas Road is one of the most dangerous roads in the world. It is…
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Bolivia- Pantanal & Trains
BOLIVIA: I read a book recently that took place primarily in the pantanal. It sounded…
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Peru- Rainbow Mountain
PERU: Rainbow Mountain, or Vinicunca in Quechua, has a unique composition–14 different, colorful minerals–that makes the…
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Peru- Nazca Lines
PERU: The Nazca Lines are a group of ancient geoglyphs in Peru. They are made…
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Peru- Amazon River
PERU: Ed Stafford walked the entire Amazon River on foot. It took him 860 days,…
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Peru- Boiling River
PERU: Deep in the Amazon there is a river… that actually boils. You can fill…
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Peru- Machu Picchu
LINKS: Machu Picchu – Llama (Peru), Machu Picchu (Peru), Ascenso a Waynapicchu, Video (Peru), Cusco Video (Peru), Explore…
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Peru- La Rinconada
PERU: La Rinconada is the highest city in the world. It is over three miles…
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Peru- Huacachina Oasis
PERU: When I first read Paulo Coehlo’s The Alchemist, I had a vague idea of…
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Ecuador- Galápagos Islands
ECUADOR: The Galápagos Islands off of Ecuador are known for their diverse range of wildlife,…
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Colombia- Colorful Town
COLOMBIA: Is Guatapé, Colombia the world’s most colorful town? Each year, second graders paint colorful…
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Colombia- Emeralds
COLOMBIA & BEYOND: Last year, second graders became very excited about gemstones and minerals. As…
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Colombia- Biblioburro
COLOMBIA: LINKS: Biblioburro- The Donkey Library (YT); Biblioburro, Read-Aloud
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Colombia- Encanto
LINKS: Encanto Coloring Pages It is quite possible that I am the only Spanish [elementary]…
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Venezuela- Angel Falls
VENEZUELA: Angel Falls is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world. Did you know that…
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Venezuela- Ice Cream
VENEZUELA: Heladería Coromoto in Merida, Venezuela, is home to 900 flavors of ice cream and…
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Venezuela- Roller Skating
VENEZUELA: “For locals in the capital of Caracas, it is customary to strap on your…
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Venezuela- Lightning
VENEZUELA: Catatumbo Lightning is a naturally occurring phenomenon in Venezuela. Here, lightning strikes continuously above…
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Andes Mountains- Condor
SOUTH AMERICA: The Andean Condor is the largest flying bird in the world. It weighs…
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Andes Mountains- Quipu
You know that feeling you get when you really want something, but know that you…
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