South America is a continent of extremes; extreme beauty and extreme climates. It is home to the world’s largest river, the Amazon, as well as the world’s driest place, the Atacama Desert. South America is the fourth largest continent in the world, extending from the Gulf of Darien in the Northwest to the archipelago of Tierra del Fuego in the South. The highest waterfall in the world, Angel Falls, is located in Venezuela and the magical, mighty Iguazu Falls in Argentina leaves you mesmerized with a memory of a lifetime.