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The Wonders of South America

A fast paced tour of the eleven major countries of South America, showing the major features and attractions of each.

The Wonders of South America presents the highlights of eleven different South American countries in a spectacular whirlwind presentation. While showing most of the major tourist destinations, the tape captures the unique flavor of each individual country, from its food and music to its national products and crafts; and from its natural beauty and animals to its people and cultures, both old and new. The videotape provides any prospective traveler with a perfect introduction to a most fascinating continent.

And it's no wonder, because The Wonders of South America was designed from the beginning with the traveler in mind. It was produced for the South American Travel Association (SATA) to help travel agents familiarize would-be travelers with the continent's many attractions. The Shelburne Films video crew trekked South America for over a year to capture all new, fresh, high quality images for this tape. The result is a tape that shows off South America's spectacular beauty to its fullest.

Some of the major tourist attractions shown in the film are: Machu Picchu, the Panama Canal, Colombia Gold Museum, Galapagos Islands, Iguassu Falls, Angel Falls, Amazonia, Lake Titicaca and many, many more. The most famous Indian markets are shown, like Otovalo Market in Ecuador and Pisac Market in Peru. Many Indian cultures are shown from the Cuna Indians of Panama's San Blas Islands to the highland Indians (Quechua and Aymara) of Peru and Bolivia and the lowland Guarani Indians of Paraguay.

Additionally, the tape shows handicrafts and native products from each country, as well as local dress, music and dance. Many beaches are featured, from the Caribbean beaches of Venezuela and Panama to the ''world class'' beaches like Punta del Este in Uruguay and the Rio beaches in Brazil.

Countries included in the videotape are:

• Venezuela
• Panama
• Colombia
• Ecuador
• Peru
• Bolivia
• Chile
• Argentina
• Uruguay
• Paraguay
• Brazil

The Wonders of South America

This is a small sampling of images from the video along with a brief description. While these images are in order and form an abbreviated "storyboard," they represent only a small fraction of the total shots and scenes in this 22 minute videotape.

	"South America is many different countries and many varied and unusual cultures." This girl is from Ecuador.
	"Venezuela is often called South America's Caribbean country. It has many beautiful beaches, both on Margarita Island and on the mainland."
	Venezuela's vast interior is full of natural beauty, from the jungles of the Amazon to the Andean highlands.
	Canaima National Park is full of spectacular waterfalls and sheer sided table top mountains called Tepuis.
	The Cuna Indians of Panama's San Blas Islands are famous for their cloth appliques called "molas."
	The Panama Canal is the dividing line between two continents.
	Bogota, the capital of Colombia, "is located on a mountain plateau 8,000 feet above sea level, where local residents boast of year around air conditioning."
	Evidence of Colombia's Spanish colonial past can be seen in the plazas and in the streets.
	Colombia is famous for beautiful flowers as well as for coffee, leather goods, emeralds and gold.
	Ecuador is an Andean country, with a majority of its people living high in the Andes mountains.
	The other part of Ecuador is its lowland coastal areas and, of course, its famous Galapagos Islands, where Giant Tortoises live along with many other species which have no fear of man.
	Peru's upper Amazon basin is home to many Indians who still maintain most of their traditional lifestyle.
	The cathedral in Lima's central plaza holds the remains of Peru's conqueror -- the conquistador Francisco Pizarro.
	High in the Andes, above Cusco, sits this ancient stoneworks, known as Sacsayhuaman.
	An Inca woman in the town of Ollantaytambo -- a town which has changed little since long before the Spanish arrived.
	The bowler hat is a distinctive symbol of Bolivia, worn by many Indian women.
	Boats have been built out of reeds for centuries on Bolivia's Lake Titicaca. This man helped build Thor Heyerdahl's famous expedition reed boat, the Ra II.
	Bolivian woman weaving on a traditional loom.
	Osorno Volcano is just one scenic attraction of many in Chile's southern "lake district."
	"With 2600 miles of coastline, Chile is a country of the sea, with outstanding seafood, beaches,and world class wines."
	The Gaucho is the South American cowboy, and an enduring symbol of Argentina. The vast grasslands of the Pampas supported many cows and cowboys. Argentinean beef is famous for its tenderness.
	The Tango is another symbol of Argentina. It was born on the streets of Buenos Aires in the last century -- out of the loneliness of the immigrant life.
	Guanacos are cousins of the Andean llama and inhabit the windy plains of Patagonia.
	Uruguay is known for its beautiful beaches. This is Punta del Este.
	Overlooking Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo.
	A traditional folk dance of Paraguay.
	Today, Paraguay's agricultural roots are as deep as ever.
	Iguassu Falls, on the border between Paraguay and Brazil, is one of the world's most spectacular scenic wonders. It is made up of 275 waterfalls breaking over a two mile wide precipice.
	Salvador Bahia, Brazil's first capital city, was founded by the Portuguese in the middle of the 16th century. Salvador is a rich blend of African, Indian and European cultures.
	The local inhabitants of Rio are known as "Cariocas." The beaches of Rio de Janeiro are famous the world over.
	And so is the Rio nightlife.