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Bolivia, a high landlocked country in central South America, is bordered by Argentina, Brazil, and Peru. The famous Lake Titicaca, between Bolivia and Peru, lies at 12,500 feet. Legend has it that an island in the lake is the ancestral home of the Incas. Near the lake's southeastern end are the ruins of Tiahuanaco, a pre-Incan city. After the conquest, Bolivia became part of Peru and was known as El Alto Peru, highland Peru. With independence, the name was changed to Bolivia to honor the liberator, Simón BolÃvar.
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South America is thought to have been first inhabited by people crossing the Bering Land Bridge, which is now the Bering Strait. Some archaeological finds do not fit this theory, and have led to an alternative theory Pre-Siberian American Aborigines. The first evidence for the existence of agricultural practices in South America date back to circa 6500 BCE, when potatoes, chillies and beans began to be cultivated for food in the highlands of the Amazon Basin. Pottery evidence further suggests that manioc, which remains a staple foodstuff today, was being cultivated as early as 2000 BCE.[6]
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In central South America the climate is very humid and there are rain forests. Around the rain forests there are arid deserts. The Iguacu Falls, in Southern Brazil, are one of the biggest falls in South America. The falls are made up of 275 cascades. The width of the Iguacu is 2.5 miles or 4 kilometers. In the local language Iguacu means "Great Waters."largest lakes: Maracaibo, Titicaca, and PooPo.
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READING, Pa., Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Penske Logistics today announced Bill Scroggie has been named Managing Director -- South America, reporting to Terry Miller, Executive Vice President Operations -- Americas. He replaces Gary Franz, who will return to the U.S. in a new sales capacity for the company.
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In 2006, Medina's extensive business network and experience throughout South America will be leveraged to build a sales and distribution network for Mobile Assets. Medina commented; "I am inspired to rapidly engage and take advantage of the dynamic increase of the Latin America market, in which cellular connections are predicted by Gartner to reach 43% in 2005 and 53% in 2009. Mobile service revenue will grow at a compound annual rate of 9.3% for the period 2005 to 2009, reaching $50.5 billion. Mobile Assets' infrastructure investment in Latin America will yield a dramatic ROI within 24 months. I'm very happy to join this team!"
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Hillman sells to hardware stores, home centers, pet suppliers, mass merchants, and other retail outlets principally in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and South America. Their product line includes thousands of small parts such as fasteners and related hardware items, keys, key duplication systems, and identification items, such as tags, letters, numbers and signs. Services offered include design and installation of merchandising systems and maintenance of appropriate in-store inventory levels.
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