The first of three maps “visualizing the progress of President-Elect Herbert Hoover around South America appears this week in TIME. The Hoover Odyssey is chronicled in National Affairs.

South America is in both the Northern and Southern ... It flows northwards through Brazil with its mouth taking water into the Atlantic Ocean. Piranhas have adapted to live in the Amazon River.

The Paraná river is at its lowest level since 1944 The water levels of the Paraná river, the second-longest in South America after the Amazon, are at their lowest since 1944. The river is key to ...

Record dry conditions in South America have led to wildfires, power cuts and water rationing ... marked with a deep red color on a NOAA map. The drought covers large parts of the Amazon rainforest ...

AFP via Getty Images Climate graphic of the week: Blackouts and water rationing as South American drought worsens on x (opens in a new window) Climate graphic of the week: Blackouts and water ...

With information on capitals, years of independence, political developments, and other details on each country, the map below features the array of life that is South America.