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Libertador General San Martín
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to seven thousand six hundred and forty kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south. At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to five thousand three hundred kilometers from east to west. South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama.
It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Libertador General San Martin is situated one hundred and six kilometers away from San Salvador de Jujuy city and it is the gate to Calilegua National Park through Jujuy railroad. In the surroundings, there are beautiful changing mountains and citrus fruit trees landscapes with great reed beds immersed in subtropical dense foliage.
A city known for its historic myths and traditions, scenic beauty, cooperative people and luxurious hotels and cottages, Libertador General San Martin is one of the favorite holiday destinations for most of the vacation lovers.
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