Bolivar fought the Spanish to win the independence of Venezuela, Colombia , Ecuador , Peru and Bolivia . Colombia is a mountainous nation known for it s coffee and citrus exports. Unfortunately, the Colombian government has been unable to stop the flow of illegal drugs from their nation. Oil is a major source of wealth in Venezuela . Guyana , Suriname and French Guiana are small tropical nations along the north coast of South America.
Rainforest comprise a great deal of the sparsely populated lands of the nations.
French Guiana served as a French penal colony until 1953. Alberto Fujimori leads the mountainous nation of Peru. Fujimori is a descendant of Japanese immigrants. The violent Shining Path communist rebels have made many terrorist attacks in Peru. Lima is the capital of Peru.