South American People

Rare original, antique illustrations of the people of South America, their habits, customs and fashions. South America, the planet's fourth largest continent, includes 12 independent countries and three major territories - the Falkland Islands, Galapagos Islands and French Guiana. The countries are Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. South America was like a magnet for explorers and world powers in the olden days, attracted by legends of the huge wealth of Eldorado, incredible plants and animals such as the giant Anaconda snake and multitude of useful plants and trees such as the cocao tree and coffee bush.