Geography of South America Great American Interchange. The Andes, likewise a comparatively young and seismically restless mountain range, runs down the western edge of the continent; the land to the east of the northern Andes is largely tropical rain forest, the vast Amazon River basin. The continent also contains drier regions such as eastern Patagonia and the extremely arid Atacama desert. The South American continent also includes various islands, most of which belong to countries on the continent. The Caribbean territories are grouped with North America. The South American nations that border the Caribbean Sea—including Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana—are also known
The Purple Land The Purple Land The Purple Land is a novel set in 19th century Uruguay by William Henry Hudson, first published in 1885 under the title "The Purple Land that England Lost". Initially a commercial and critical failure, it was reissued in 1904 with the full title "The Purple Land, Being One Richard Lamb's Adventures in the Banda Orientál, in South America, as told by Himself". Towards the end of the novel, the narrator explains the title, "I will call my book "The Purple Land." For what more suitable name can one find for a country so stained with the blood