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Inca Empire
Inca Empire is established in Peru. (https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/south-america-human-geography/) -
Aug 1, 1498
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus lands in present day Venezuela. (https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/columbus-lands-in-south-america) -
Acongagua Conquered
Edward Fitzgerald completed the first successful climb up to the submit of Acongagua, the highest peak in South America. (https://www.aconcaguatreks.co.uk/mountain-history.html) -
Perito Moreno Glacier
Perito Moreno Glacier makes an ice dam, which breaks and reforms every five years.
(https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/78754/perito-moreno-glacier-argentina) -
The Amazon is on Fire
Amazon rainforest is burning at alarming rates. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Amazon_rainforest_wildfires)
