South America Posters, Art Print, Charts, Photographs & Maps
for social studies, history, geography, and language arts educators and home schoolers.

South America posters, art prints, charts photographs, and maps include Ancient Civilizations: The Inca, satellite image of South America, Rio de Janiero, flags of South America, Patagonia, Machu Picchu, Lake Titicaca, famous explorers, political leaders and writers.

Satellite Map of South America Poster

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• Earth from Space posters

South America View of Earth Poster

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South America Political Map Art Print

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South America Map Art Print

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Levasseur Map of South America Art Print

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Continent of South America Wall Poster

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• more Continents posters

Argentina Posters -
The Argentine Republic, (commonly referred to as Argentina) is located in southern South America, between the Andes Mountains in the west and the southern Atlantic Ocean in the east and south. The name Argentina comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum (Ag in the periodic table).

Bolivia Posters -
The Republic of Bolivia is a landlocked country located in central South America, bordering Brazil on the north and east, Paraguay and Argentina on the south, and Chile and Peru on the west. The west of Bolivia is in the Andes Mountains with Lake Titicaca straddling the Peruvian border; most Bolivans live in the central Altiplano region and the eastern part of Bolivia is covered by the Amazonian rainforest. The world's largest salt flat is located southwestern Bolivia.

The Federative Republic of Brazil is located in central South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean on the east, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and Venezuela on the north, Colombia, Bolivia, and Peru on the west, and Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay on the south. Portuguese explorers named the region Brazil after their word for "ember" (red, glowing), due to discovering a tree in the region similar to the European Brazilwood from which a red dye is derived.

Colombia Posters -

The Republic of Colombia is located in northern South America, bordering the Caribbean Sea between Panama and Venzuela, and the North Pacific Ocean, between Ecuador and Panama. Colombia also borders Brazil and Peru. Colombia is tropical along the flat coastal and eastern plains, and cooler in the eastern lowlands, highlands and Andes Mountains.

Chile Posters

The Republic of Chile is located in southern South America, bordering the South Pacific Ocean between Argentina, Bolivia, and Peru. Chile has a temperate climate with the Atacama Desert in the north, cool and damp in the south; the fertile central valley has a Mediterranean climate, with the rugged Andes Mountain in the east.

Ecuador Posters -

The Republic of Ecuador, which straddles the equator, is located in northwestern South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west (and including the Galapagos Islands), Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and Chile on the south. The west of Ecuador consists of a coastal plain, moving inland to the east are the Andes Mountains and the the Amazon rainforest.

French Guiana, Guyana & Suriname Posters -

French Guiana, the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the Republic of Suriname are located on the Caribbean/North Atlantic coast of South America. French Guiana is a dependency of France and was the site of the notorious penal settlement of Devil's Island.

Panama Posters -

The Republic of Panama is the southernmost country of Central America, constituting the last part of a natural land bridge (an isthmus) between North and South America. Panama is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south, Costa Rica on the west and Colombia to the east. Panama is site of the Panama Canal, a man-made link between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans that saves about 18,000 miles from a sea voyage from New York to San Francisco.

Paraguay Posters -

The Republic of Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America, bordering Bolivia to the northwest, Brazil on the northeast, and Argentina on the south and southwest. The name Paraguay, meaning water goes to the ocean, is in Guarani, a language spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, southwestern Brazil and Paraguay. Guarani and Spanish are the official languages of Paraguay.

The Republic of Peru is located in western South America, bordering the Pacific Ocean on the west, Ecuador and Colombia on the north, Brazil on the east, southeast and south, and Chile on the south. The west of Peru is a coastal plain, the central area is the Andes Mountains and the eastern part of Peru is covered by the Amazonian rainforest. Peru is considered the cradle of the Inca empire.

The Eastern Republic of Uruguay is located in southern South America, bordering Brazil on the north, the South Atlantic Ocean on the southeast and Argentina on the south and southwest (on the other side of the estuary of Rio de la Plata and the Uruguay River. The name Uruguay, meaning "river of the painted birds", is in Guarani, a language spoken in Argentina, Bolivia, southwestern Brazil and Paraguay.

Venezuela Posters -

The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is located in northern South America bordering the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean to the north, Guyana on the east, Brazil to the south and Colombia to the west. It is believed that explorer Amerigo Vespucci named this area "Little Venice" because he was reminded of the canals of Venice by the stilt villages found built over the water.

Hispanic Heritage -
Simón Bolivar Wall Poster
b. 7-24-1783; Caracas, Venezuela
d. 12-17-1830; Santa Marta, Colombia

Simón Bolivar led the armies of Venezuela and other countries to freedom from Spanish rule, and founded what are now Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.

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General José de San Martín, Giclee Print
b. 2-25-1778; Argentina
d. 8-17-1850; France

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San Martin is a National Hero in Argentina, Chile, & Peru