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South America: A Continent of Wonders and Diversity From the mystical Cave of the Hands in Argentina to the remnants of continental drift after 250 million years

Background imageSouth America Collection: Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach

Portrait of Sally lightfoot crab (Grapsus grapsus) on a beach. San Cristobal Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Tropical East Pacific Ocean

Background imageSouth America Collection: Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu

Andean cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola peruvianus), male displaying at lek in tree. Manu Biosphere Reserve, Amazonia, Peru

Background imageSouth America Collection: Heart of the Andes, 1859. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church

Heart of the Andes, 1859. Creator: Frederic Edwin Church
Heart of the Andes, 1859

Background imageSouth America Collection: Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) close up whilst resting, Punta Suarez, Espanola Island

Brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) close up whilst resting, Punta Suarez, Espanola Island, Galapagos

Background imageSouth America Collection: Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) two breaching at the same time together, Puerto Lopez

Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) two breaching at the same time together, Puerto Lopez, Santa Elena Peninsula, Manabi Province, Ecuador, July, Puerto Lopez, Santa Elena Peninsula

Background imageSouth America Collection: Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) silhouettes at sunset, Punta Vicente Roca

Marine iguanas (Amblyrhynchus cristatus) silhouettes at sunset, Punta Vicente Roca, Isabela Island, Galapagos

Background imageSouth America Collection: Rainbow at Iguazu Falls, Brazil / Argentina border. Photographed from Argentina. August 2017

Rainbow at Iguazu Falls, Brazil / Argentina border. Photographed from Argentina. August 2017

Background imageSouth America Collection: Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina

Guanaco (Lama guanicoe), Punta Norte, Peninsula Valdes, Argentina

Background imageSouth America Collection: Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) shoal, Rio Olhio d agua, tributary of Rio da Prata

Piraputanga (Brycon hilarii) shoal, Rio Olhio d agua, tributary of Rio da Prata, Bonito area, Serra da Bodoquena (Bodoquena Mountain Range), Mato Grosso del Sul, Brazil

Background imageSouth America Collection: Giant monolithic stone Maoi statues at Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile

Giant monolithic stone Maoi statues at Rano Raraku, Easter Island, Rapa Nui, Chile, South America 2008

Background imageSouth America Collection: Iguassu Falls at Iguacu National Park, Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Southern Brazil

Iguassu Falls at Iguacu National Park, Foz do Iguacu, Parana State, Southern Brazil, April 2013

Background imageSouth America Collection: antique, archival, brasil, brasilia, brazil, cartography, cartouche, colored, decorative

antique, archival, brasil, brasilia, brazil, cartography, cartouche, colored, decorative, distribution, districts, elegant, geography, historic, indigenous peoples, key, legend, location, map

Background imageSouth America Collection: birds, brazil, dawn, dusk, evening, flying, full-length, jabiru, jabiru mycteria

birds, brazil, dawn, dusk, evening, flying, full-length, jabiru, jabiru mycteria
Jabiru mycteria, adults, animal, animals, bird, birds, Brazil, color, colour, couple, flying, male flying, ornithology, outdoors, outside, pair, stork, storks, sunrise, vertical, wild, wildlife

Background imageSouth America Collection: World map by Mathieu Albert Lotter, Augsburg, 1778

World map by Mathieu Albert Lotter, Augsburg, 1778
World map from 1778. Original hand-colored copper engraving by Matthieu Albert Lotter (1741 - 1810, Augsburg) with route of James Cooks First Circumnavigation (1770), through Tahiti

Background imageSouth America Collection: Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

Background imageSouth America Collection: Iguazu Waterfalls in Brazil Rainbow

Iguazu Waterfalls in Brazil Rainbow
Iguazu Waterfalls in Brazil with spectacular rainbow crossing the huge, thundering waterfall, between Argentina and Brazil

Background imageSouth America Collection: Map of America by Gerardo Mercatore, 1512-1594

Map of America by Gerardo Mercatore, 1512-1594
Cartography, 16th century. Map of America by Gerardo Mercatore (1512-1594)

Background imageSouth America Collection: Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi) showing its teeth

Davys naked-backed bat (Pteronotus davyi) showing its teeth

Background imageSouth America Collection: South American cannibals, 16th century

South American cannibals, 16th century
South American cannibals. 16th-century artwork of indigenous people of South American dismembering and roasting their slain enemies

Background imageSouth America Collection: Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipede

Scolopendra gigantea, giant centipede
A giant centipede which was brought into the Museums Insect Identification service after being found in a living room in London. The specimen is venomous and not native to the UK

Background imageSouth America Collection: UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, 1922. Advertisement from an American magazine of 1922, for

UNITED FRUIT COMPANY, 1922. Advertisement from an American magazine of 1922, for United Fruit Companys Carribean cruises

Background imageSouth America Collection: 17th century map of South America

17th century map of South America
South America, 17th century Dutch map. This shows the new continent that was being discovered by European explorers. The shape is distorted because it had not yet been accurately mapped

Background imageSouth America Collection: Southeast Asia at night, satellite image

Southeast Asia at night, satellite image
Southeast Asia at night. Satellite image of the Earth seen at 18:00 (6pm) GMT (UCT), centred on China. City lights (yellow) show areas of dense population, particularly in India (left)

Background imageSouth America Collection: Rio de Janeiro about 1700

Rio de Janeiro about 1700
Rio de Janeiro from the harbor while a Portuguese colony, circa 1700. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of an 18th-century illustration

Background imageSouth America Collection: GLAT2A-00014

GLAT2A-00014
Street in Bogota, Columbia, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth America Collection: EXPL2A-00377

EXPL2A-00377
Chart of the West Indies sea depths and land elevations. Printed color lithograph of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth America Collection: AGRI2A-00088

AGRI2A-00088
Native field hands picking coffee in Brazil 1800s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Background imageSouth America Collection: Anaconda and Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) at water's edge - Guyana - South America

Anaconda and Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) at water's edge - Guyana - South America
NG-1498 Green ANACONDA & Giant Otter (Pteronura brasiliensis) Guyana, South America Eunectes murinus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Potato - Red Thumb (Fingerling) variety Fam: Solanaceae Native to Western South America

Potato - Red Thumb (Fingerling) variety Fam: Solanaceae Native to Western South America
KEL-1583 Potato - Fingerling - Red Thumb variety Native to Western South America Solanum tuberosum Fam: Solanaceae Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks displaying in cloud forest Manu Amazonia Peru

Andean Cock-of-the-Rocks displaying in cloud forest Manu Amazonia Peru

Background imageSouth America Collection: Star fruit - on tree

Star fruit - on tree
WAT-8979 CARAMBOLA tree showing fruit - Star fruit / Carambola / Coromandel Gooseberry Venezuela Averrhoa carambola The Carambola is also found in southeast Asia. M

Background imageSouth America Collection: Neon Tetra - Blackwater rivers, South America (Solimoes River)

Neon Tetra - Blackwater rivers, South America (Solimoes River)
PM-10438 Neon Tetra - Blackwater rivers South America (Solimes River) Paracheirodon innesi Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Bristle-nosed Catfish- freshwater, South America

Bristle-nosed Catfish- freshwater, South America
PM-10066 Bristle-nosed Catfish - freshwater fish South America Ancistrus sp. aquarium fish Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Piranha

Piranha
LA-75 PIRANHA FISH Serrasalmus hollandi Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Background imageSouth America Collection: Araucaria / Monkey Puzzle / Chile Pine Tree & Lanin Volcano. Photographed in Neuquen Province

Araucaria / Monkey Puzzle / Chile Pine Tree & Lanin Volcano. Photographed in Neuquen Province. Lanin National Park
FG-ea-361 Araucaria / Monkey Puzzle / Chile Pine Tree & Lanin Volcano Photographed in Neuquen Province. Lanin National Park

Background imageSouth America Collection: Common Vampire Bat NG 1403 Close shot of head - Sao Paulo state

Common Vampire Bat NG 1403 Close shot of head - Sao Paulo state, Brazil Desmodus rotundus © Nick Gordon / ARDEA
NG-1403 Common Vampire BAT - close up of head, with teeth showing. Periodical ecto parasite. Sao Paulo State, Brazil Desmondus rotundus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageSouth America Collection: Tiger's Treefrog on bromeliad - new species discovered in 2007 - Pasto - Departamento Narino

Tiger's Treefrog on bromeliad - new species discovered in 2007 - Pasto - Departamento Narino - Colombia
MAR-683 Tiger's Treefrog on bromeliad Pasto - Departamento Narino - Colombia Hyloscirtus tigrinus new species discovered in 2007 Thomas Marent Please note that prints are for personal display

Background imageSouth America Collection: Glasswing Butterfly Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador

Glasswing Butterfly Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador
HDD-783 Glasswing BUTTERFLY Brazil, Columbia, Ecuador Cithaerias aurora Hans D Dossenbach Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSouth America Collection: Argentine Horned Frog

Argentine Horned Frog
TEA-97 Argentine Horned Frog Ceratophrys ornata Andy Teare Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSouth America Collection: Map of the world, 1590

Map of the world, 1590
16th century map of the world. Published around 1590, this map shows the known world, including the new lands being discovered by Europeans exploring across the Atlantic

Background imageSouth America Collection: Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Salar de Uyuni. Cones of salt stacked on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat

Bolivia, Southern Altiplano, Salar de Uyuni. Cones of salt stacked on the Salar de Uyuni salt flat

Background imageSouth America Collection: Peru - Machu Picchu. The city below Huayna Picchu South America

Peru - Machu Picchu. The city below Huayna Picchu South America
FG-8882 PERU - MACHU PICCHU below Huayna Picchu Mountain Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Background imageSouth America Collection: Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela

Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8406 Giant Anteater - carrying young on back Llanos, Venezuela Myrmecophaga tridactyla M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Coypu, nutria. Riparian rodent introduced to UK and eradicated. Originallys America

Coypu, nutria. Riparian rodent introduced to UK and eradicated. Originallys America
PM-10124 Coypu / Nutria - riparian rodent introduced to UK and eradicated. Originallys America Myocastor coypus Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Red-bellied Piranha - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela

Red-bellied Piranha - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela
WAT-8420 Red-bellied PIRANHA - close-up of teeth Llanos, Venezuela Serrasalmus nattereri Widely distributed throughout the Amazon and Orinoco river basins. M

Background imageSouth America Collection: Rainforest Big Ceiba tree at Manu Lodge, Amazon Basin, Manu National Park, Peru

Rainforest Big Ceiba tree at Manu Lodge, Amazon Basin, Manu National Park, Peru
FG-9004 RAINFOREST - Big Ceiba tree at Manu Lodge, Amazon Basin. Buttress roots Manu National Park, Peru Francois Gohier Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended

Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended
NG-1402 Common Vampire Bat - close-up of head when feeding, tongue extended Sao Paulo State, Brazil Desmondus rotundus Nick Gordon Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageSouth America Collection: Cichlid - Jack Dempsey Aquarium

Cichlid - Jack Dempsey Aquarium
LA-1738 Cichlid - Jack Dempsey Aquarium Cichlasoma biocellatum Jean Michel Labat Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way



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South America: A Continent of Wonders and Diversity From the mystical Cave of the Hands in Argentina to the remnants of continental drift after 250 million years, a land steeped in history and natural marvels. It was aboard HMS Beagle that Darwin embarked on his transformative voyage, leaving an indelible mark on our understanding of evolution. In the 19th century, as depicted on a British Empire world map, South America stood proudly amidst its colonial past. But beyond political boundaries lies a continent teeming with life. The Red-tailed Catfish swims gracefully through the Amazon River basin in Brazil, while Blue-footed Boobies court each other along Santa Cruz Island's south coast. Diving into Aquario Natural's underwater river scene reveals a breathtaking sight - freshwater plants sway gently alongside Tetra fish, creating an ethereal ambiance. Piraputanga fish add vibrant colors to this aquatic landscape in Rio Baia Bonito. As night falls over South America, satellite images capture its beauty from space - a mesmerizing view of our whole Earth illuminated by lights below. And let us not forget the adorable Capybara mother and young frolicking across Venezuela's landscapes; they epitomize the continent's rich biodiversity. South America is more than just geographical features or historical milestones; it is a tapestry woven with nature's finest threads. Its allure beckons explorers to uncover hidden treasures and immerse themselves in its wonders.