The Pampas of South America are a grassland biome. They are flat, fertile plains that covers an area of 300,000 sq. miles or 777,000 square kilometers, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Andes Mountains. It is found primarily in Argentina and extends into Uruguay. The word Pampas comes from the Guarani Indian word for level plain.
Lennon's killer reveals motive. John Lennon's murderer Mark Chapman has told a parole board that he killed the legendary Beatle to steal his fame. Chapman, who was denied parole earlier this month, told the hearing that due to his crime he was a bigger nobody than I was before.
1 Cynthia Lennon, the first wife of John Lennon, died yesterday aged 75 in Majorca following a battle with cancer.  Yoko Ono said she was 'very saddened' by news and praised Cynthia as a 'great person' with a 'strong zest for life'.