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Caribbean & Latin America
Latin America is made up of Mexico, the continent of South America, and Central America- the thin strip of countries joining South America to North America. The region has a varied to jungles and from high mountains to the east, sometimes called the West Indies, are with tourists, who come to enjoy the mild winter weather.
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FACT BOX Area 20,580,000 sq km Population 433,500,000 Largest country Brazil - 8,512,000 sq km Longest river Amazon River - 6,437 km The second longest river in the world. Largest lake Lake Titicaca - 8,290 sq km The world's highest lake 3'810 up in the Andes mountains. Highest mountain Mt Aconcagua - 6,960 m Major products sugar; bananas |