The Orinoco is one of the longest rivers in South America at 2,250 kilometres (1,400 mi).
Orinoquia Bridge near Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela
Orinoco in Mariusa National Park (Delta Amacuro)
Orinoco at its confluence with the Caroní River (lower left)
Rapids of the Orinoco, near Puerto Ayacucho airport, Venezuela
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern subregion of the Americas.
Scheme for geographic regions and subregions used by the United Nations Statistics Division
A composite relief image of South America
The Gran Roque village, the largest settlement of the Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela
The prehistoric Cueva de las Manos, or "Cave of the Hands", in Argentina