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South America is a highly heterogeneous region, in terms of climate zones, its hydroecology and natural resources as well as the socio-political systems, economic development, cultures and traditions. Floods are a common and increasing problem in the Region, leading to loss of human life and economic resources. Most institutions that are dealing with flood management have not yet addressed the multi-disciplinary character of mitigation and the need to integrate local communities in flood control and response. Although the use of groundwater is significant, the knowledge about its relation to surface water is quite limited. Water pollution in the periphery of urban areas is another concern.
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The indigenous peoples (aboriginal peoples) of South America are found from the Isthmus of Panama to Tierra del Fuego. An estimated 30 million people were living there when the Europeans arrived. In the Andean region extensive remains show developed cultures at Chav’n de Hu‡ntar and among the Paracas in Peru. The Mochica, Chimu, and Nazca in Peru, the Chibcha and Aymara of the Andes, and the Araucanos and Mapuche of Chile had socially complex pre-Columbian cultures, surpassed only by the Inca.
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An incredibly diverse region which lures its visitors at every corner, Central and South America propose a truly enriching visit with beautiful landscapes, tropical rainforests, abundant wildlife, remote coasts and mysterious civilizations. A Central America adventure tour can take in the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, the Caribbean beaches of Costa Rica, the Equatorial forests of Ecuador, Peru's breathtaking mountain scenery and so much more.
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On the other side of South America, the trans-Andean very wet to wet and moist forests of the Chocó and coastal Ecuador are ... geographically isolated and highly endemic (cf. Terborgh and Winter 1982). Estimates of endemism in the Chocó phytogeographic region are c. 20% (Gentry 1982b). Probably about 1260 or 20% of western Ecuador's 6300 naturally occurring species also are endemic (Dodson and Gentry 1991). For the northern Andean region as a whole, including both the coastal lowlands of western Colombia and Ecuador and the adjacent uplands, Gentry (1992d) estimated over 8000 endemic species, constituting 56% of the flora. Moreover this is probably the floristically most poorly known part of the neotropics, perhaps of the world, surely with several thousand mostly endemic species awaiting discovery and description.
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The new Brazil headquarters will cover the South Cone region of South America, which includes Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay. Reinaldo Assis, formerly general manager of Hypercom de Brasil, has been promoted to managing director of the South Cone region.
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Tesacom (www.tesacom.net) provides integrated telecommunication solutions for remote locations in South America. Its wide array of solutions includes satellite mobile services, fixed satellite multimedia solutions, telemetry, control and SCADA solutions, GPS/GPRS/Satellite positioning and monitoring services, software platforms, state-of-the-art high tech equipment, network integration, professional and consulting services, and development of value added applications. Tesacom has offices in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Tesacom provides service to the main regional government bodies and armed forces, regulatory-required monitoring services of fishing fleets, as well as Spanish, Portuguese and English 7x24 customer and network support.
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