South America
South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere.
It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by the Atlantic Ocean; North America and the Caribbean Sea lie to the northwest.
South America has an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers (6,890,000 sq mi). Its population as of 2005 has been estimated at more than 371,090,000. South America ranks fourth in area (after Asia, Africa, and North America) and fifth in population (after Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America).
Most of the population lives near the western or eastern coasts of the continent while the interior and the far south are sparsely populated.
South America in 1632[]
When Grantville arrived in 1631, large areas of South America had long been claimed by Spain and Portugal. Also, the Dutch Republic held a sizable portion of Brazil and had a few settlements in the Guianas, including a trading post called Fort Kyk-Over-Al (sometimes spelled Kykoveral) in what is modern Guyana.
South America in Alexander Inheritance[]
The Up-timers found New America in the Trinidad Island which would be Venezuela in OTL.
Much of South America is controlled by various tribes using bronze age technology