Caribbean South America
Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, & French Guiana
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- pardos
- people of mixed European, African, and South American Indian ancestry
- cordillera
- mountain system made up of parallel ranges
- indentured servants
- agreed to work for a certain period of time, often in exchange for travel expenses
- tepuis
- seep-sided plateaus capped by sandstone layers that have resisted erosion
- caudillos
- military leaders of Venezuela
- indigo
- plant used to make a deep blue dye
- El Dorado
- a legend that describes a marvelous, rich land; also called "the Golden One"
- llanos
- plains region of eastern Colombia and western Venezuela
- cassava
- tropical plant with starchy roots
- llaneros
- cowboys of the Venezuelan llanos
- pidgin languages
- simple languages that help people who speak different languages understand each other