With information on capitals, years of independence, political developments, and other details on each country, the map below features the array of life that is South America.

Turmoil in Latin America has often boosted Miami’s fortunes. When Communists seized control of Cuba in 1959, Cubans with money or get-up-and-go fled the island and flocked to Miami.

STUDY LOCATIONS using your 1:4,000,000 South America map and sample outline maps: Geography.About.com maps: South America A note: Matt Rosenberg, the geography guy at About.com is a part-timer with ...