The jungle in South America is called the Amazon Rainforest, also known as Amazon Jungle and Amazonia. It is the biggest rainforest in the world. The majority of the Amazon rainforest is contained within the boundaries of 10 South American countries. Those countries are Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
The music video ‘Gangnam Style’ by the South Korean singer Psy went viral, and the first video which was uploaded on youtube only 5 months ago has already passed one billion views. This is the first video ever to reach more then one billion views on youtube.
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According to some early estimates, the damage caused be Hurricane Sandy will cost at least $20 billion, which ranks Sandy as one of the most destructive hurricanes in the history. Another $20 billion is the estimated production loss caused by the Hurricane Sandy.
The lake shared by the municipalities of Como and Lecco, has always been attracting people since the Roman Era: Pliny the Elder, Pliny the Younger, Winston Churchill, Vincenzo Bellini, Lord Byron, Alfred Hitchcock, the directors of movies like 007 – Casino Royale and Star Wars – The Phantom Menace, just to have an idea of this impressive location, rewarded by UNESCO as World Heritage in 2003.
