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    Sydamerika

    Kontinentet med Amazonas, Andesbjergene og passionerede kulturer

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    Om Sydamerika

    Kontinentet med Amazonas, Andesbjergene og passionerede kulturer

    Sydamerika in numbers

    Area

    17,840,000 km²

    Countries

    12

    Population

    442 million

    Highest point

    Aconcagua, 6,961 m

    Lowest point

    Laguna del Carbón, -105 m

    Tourists per year

    35 million

    Time zones

    UTC−5 to UTC−2

    Sources: UN WPP, UNWTO and national statistics offices. Figures are rounded.

    Most popular attractions

    1

    Machu Picchu

    Peru

    ~1.2 million visitors/yr

    2

    Christ the Redeemer

    Brazil

    ~2 million visitors/yr

    3

    Iguazú Falls

    Argentina / Brazil

    ~1.7 million visitors/yr

    4

    Salar de Uyuni

    Bolivia

    ~0.6 million visitors/yr

    5

    Galápagos Islands

    Ecuador

    ~0.3 million visitors/yr

    6

    Torres del Paine

    Chile

    ~0.3 million visitors/yr

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    Climate in Sydamerika

    Long-term normals 1991–2020 per climate zone — not a point forecast.

    The Amazon basin is permanently warm and wet, the Andes create cold high-altitude climates at every latitude, and the far south turns cool and windy — seasons are reversed compared with Europe.

    Climate zones

    Equatorial rainforest

    Amazon, Brazil

    Monthly average, coldest–warmest
    24°C – 32°C
    Annual precipitation
    2300 mm
    Best time to go
    Jun–Oct

    Andean highland

    Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador

    Monthly average, coldest–warmest
    2°C – 20°C
    Annual precipitation
    600 mm
    Best time to go
    May–Sep

    Atacama desert

    Northern Chile

    Monthly average, coldest–warmest
    12°C – 25°C
    Annual precipitation
    5 mm
    Best time to go
    Year-round

    Temperate & Patagonian

    Argentina, southern Chile

    Monthly average, coldest–warmest
    2°C – 24°C
    Annual precipitation
    700 mm
    Best time to go
    Nov–Mar

    Season calendar

    A green month is a good month to travel in that climate zone.

    Season calendar
    Climate zonesJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
    Equatorial rainforestJan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Best time to goJul: Best time to goAug: Best time to goSep: Best time to goOct: Best time to goNov: Dec:
    Andean highlandJan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Best time to goJun: Best time to goJul: Best time to goAug: Best time to goSep: Best time to goOct: Nov: Dec:
    Atacama desertJan: Feb: Mar: Apr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Dec:
    Temperate & PatagonianJan: Best time to goFeb: Best time to goMar: Best time to goApr: May: Jun: Jul: Aug: Sep: Oct: Nov: Best time to goDec: Best time to go

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