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1. The capital city of this country is the southernmost capital city of the Americas, and the world's third most southerly, behind Wellington and Canberra.
2. The Christ the Redeemer statue stands atop the Corcovado mountain in the second-most populous municipality of this, the largest country by area in South America.
3. This country would definitely be described as "long and thin". It has the Atacama Desert at its northern end, and Cape Horn at its southern end.
4. Situated in the northeast of South America, this is the smallest country by area in the continent. The country is divided into ten administrative districts, the largest of which, Sipaliwini, covers almost 80% of the country.
5. Situated in the northwest of South America, this country (which also includes the Galapagos Islands) is located between latitudes two degrees North and five degrees South, and takes its name from the Spanish word for "equator".
6. The largest and northernmost of the two landlocked countries in South America, this country has two capital cities, the administrative capital being La Paz, and the constitutional capital being Sucre. The name that this country's most populated city is commonly known by is originally a Spanish term that means "holy cross".
7. The other landlocked country in South America is sometimes known as Corazón de Sudamérica ("Heart of South America") due to its central location in the continent. The country is divided into two geographical distinct regions (Región Oriental and Región Occidental) by the river that runs from north to south through the centre of the country.
8. Visitors to this country will often attempt the usually four or five day hike along the Inca Trail to reach the 15th-century Inca citadel, Machu Picchu.
9. The capital city of this country (which is the second most populous in South America) has the office of the country's President (the Casa Rosada) and the seat of the country's Congress (the Palacio del Congreso) at either end of the Avenida de Mayo.
10. This country is home to the world's highest uninterrupted waterfall, Angel Falls, and also to the northernmost capital city in South America.
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