Backpacking & travel South America           Contact US     Package Deals Airline Ticket offers Hotels per country City Trips Backpack information   South America short description South America, the planet's 4th largest continent, includes (12) countries and (3) major territories. The continent contains the Amazon River and rainforest, the Andes Mountains, and some of the most spectacular scenery on the planet. Continent Size: 17,819,000 sq km 6,879,000 sq miles Percent of Earth's Land: 12% Population: 379,500,000 Highest Point: Cerro Aconcagua Andes Mountains, Argentina 22,833 ft (6,959m). Lowest Point: Peninsula Valdes   Area Links                       Citylinks Africa Asia South America North America Europe  Countrylinks               China Thailand