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South America is the fourth largest continent in the world. It is home to earth's highest waterfall, Angel Falls, the largest river, Amazon River, the longest mountain range, the Andes, the driest desert, the Atacama Desert and the largest rainforest, the Amazon Rainforest. South America is found within the tropics, but it also has temperate, arid, and cold climatic regions. About half of South America is covered by forest, mainly the Amazonia. South America vacation rentals can be found among all the twelve independent countries that make up South America.