South America today

Description: An introduction to the wide variety of people and topography to be found in South America. Depicts the Trans-Amazon highway across Brazil, a new steel mill on the Orinoco River, a university in Quito, a peaceful political rally in Santiago, the oldest airline in the Western Hemisphere, a strife-filled street demonstration, old paintings and modern graphics. Features three traditional institutions: the hacienda, the church and the military.