South America!

2. a sudden overthrow of a government by a small group of people
3. Venezuelan cowboys
6. a giant urban area that includes surrounding cities and suburbs
9. Capital of Peru
10. group of workers stopping work until their demands are met.
14. South American-born descendants of Europeans
15. Capital of Chile
16. huge slums
17. major naval base and commercial port in the Spanish empire
20. is a partially enclosed body of water where freshwater mixes with salty seawater
21. capital of Venezuela
22. completely surrounded by land with no direct access to the ocean

1. Spanish governor
2. a mountain system made up of roughly parallel ranges
4. a broad, high plateau
5. Major port and industrial city
7. mostly grassland with few trees
8. members of an irregular military force
11. Capital of Ecuador
12. capital of Colombia
13. capital of Brazil
18. Argentine cowboys
19. an organization that promotes trade and economic cooperation among the southern and eastern countries of South America