The arrival of this South American predator threatened the survival of native species.

这种肉食动物到来威胁到了当地物种生存。

Some of the mountains in South America have not yet been mapped out.

洲一些山脉地图上标出来。

A vizcacha, close relative of the chinchilla, rests on an outcropping in Chile's Atacama Desert.

智利阿塔卡马沙漠，一只兔鼠正石头上小憩，它是栗鼠亲。

In South America, a weedy corn relative, teosinte, dresses the edges of domesticated cornfields.

洲玉米田周围，长著它们野生亲戚，蜀黍。

There's shelter here, and plenty of brocket deer, peccaries, and agoutis for food.

这里有庇护所，许多可做食物小鹿、野猪和刺鼠。

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez who called for a joint statement condemning the Colombian proposal said the bases could destabilize the region.Our South America correspondent Candace Piette reports.

委瑞内拉总统HugoChavez呼吁共同发表声明谴责哥伦比亚，称其做法会影响洲地区安定。