Soccer is a very popular sport in South America. In 1493, Pope Alexander VI drew a line that split South America between Spain and Portugal. 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.