Untold riches of oil, gas, minerals, water, agricultural products, livestock and biogenetic resources of South America are one of the most important genetic pantries for energy, food and cultural world, with strong appeal to private investors.
In like manner, the geostrategic position, not only in its intermodal network (roads, railways rivers and seas), but
also in their connections over fiber optic lines, terrestrial and submarine cables, airwaves and other telecommunication systems (Map 3), projected to South America as a land of great value
The region of Latin America and the Caribbean, a geographical area closest to the equator, that fact is one of the most abundant in biodiversity, a treasure that is found mainly in moist tropical forests and reefs of coral.
Overall, the most biodiverse regions are Africa, Asia and the Pacific, plus Latin America and the Caribbean. According to FAO, the region contains 40 percent of plant and animal species on the planet, and is considered the holder of the highest diversity of flora in the world.
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