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The Great Recession in South America, as it mainly consists of commodity exporters, was not directly affected by the financial turmoil, even if the bond markets of Brazil, Argentina, Colombia and Venezuela have been hit. [1] On the other hand, the continent experienced a tough agricultural crisis at the beginning of 2008. [2]
"Wall Street and the Financial Crisis: Anatomy of a Financial Collapse" (known as the Levin–Coburn Report) by the United States Senate concluded that the crisis was the result of "high risk, complex financial products; undisclosed conflicts of interest; the failure of regulators, the credit rating agencies, and the market itself to rein in ...
Rank Name Image Location Country Height m / (ft) Floors Year Notes 1 Gran Torre Santiago: Santiago Chile 300 m (984 ft) 62: 2014: Tallest building in Chile and South America; first supertall building to be constructed in South America; second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1); fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower ...
Floors Year City Country 1 T.Op Torre 1: 305.3 m (1,002 ft) 64 2020 Monterrey: Mexico: 2 Gran Torre Santiago: Gran Torre Santiago at evening: 300 m (980 ft) 62 2013 Santiago: Chile: 3= Yachthouse Residence Club Torre 1* 294 m (965 ft) 81 2020 Balneário Camboriú: Brazil: 3= Yachthouse Residence Club Torre 2* 294 m (965 ft) 81 2020 Balneário ...
The Great Depression, which followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929, had extreme negative effects on the countries of Latin America. [6] Chile, Peru, and Bolivia were, according to a League of Nations report, the countries that were the worst hit by the Depression. The rise of fascism also became apparent in Latin America in the 1930s because of ...
Engineered wood is the most common type of wood flooring in Europe and has been growing in popularity in North America. [4] Laminate and vinyl floors are often confused with engineered wood floors, but are not. Laminate flooring uses an image of wood on its surface, while vinyl flooring is plastic formed to look like wood.
English: Map of South America showing physical, political and population characteristics, in Mercator projection, with legend, as per 2018. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata. Compiled using QGIS and CC-0 Natural Earth geodata.
Below is a list of countries and dependencies in South America by area. [1] Brazil is the largest country in South America while Suriname is the smallest. Panama is not regarded as a transcontinental country but the country is sometimes included in South America due to being part of Colombia prior to its secession in 1903.