Editing South America

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[[File:EarthLuminary.png|thumb|250px|South America seen in a [[Luminary]] [[holography|hologram]].<ref>''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 14 - Beholden]]</ref>]]
'''South America''' is a continent on the planet [[Earth]].

==History==
===Uncontacted peoples===
South America's [[Amazon]] rainforest was home to several cultures, with the [[Khabnathwa]] people being the last of these uncontacted cultures by the [[:Category:22nd century|22nd century]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Out17|Out|Chapter=17}}

===Marsman scandal===
At some point during the 22nd century, an [[Unidentified Marsman|unidentified man]] from [[Mars]] was leading a crowd-funded [[Colony ship|habitat-ship]] project when he realized that there was no hope that the project would succeed. He took the funds and fled to the Amazon to live among the Khabnathwa people. Here, the man lived in an off-the-grid mansion and convinced the Khabnathwa people that he was their god-king. Ultimately, he was discovered and presumably taken into custody, though the damage to the Khabnathwa culture had already been done.{{Ref/Reuse|Out17}}

===The Rain Forest Wars===
South America was the site of the [[Rain Forest Wars]] during [[2162]]. The war was fought between the [[United Nations]], and the [[Koslovics]] and [[Frieden]] rebel factions.<ref name="xbox">[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm ''Xbox.com:'' Halo Storyline] (Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])</ref> The wars bred famine and destruction and when paired with post-[[Interplanetary War]] population surges, threatened to destabilize the economy in [[2170]].<ref>[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/Timeline.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'' - Timeline] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Timeline|Archive]])</ref>

===Human-Covenant war===
Just prior to the [[Battle for Earth]], [[Spartan 1.1 faction|a group]] of [[Spartan 1.1]]s led by [[Kevin Morales]] had hid a [[Pelican]] in [[Wikipedia:Chile|Chile]].{{Ref/Audio|Id=ILBACC12JOPO|ILB|Axon=12|Detail=Jan: "One Point One"}}

===Post Covenant-War===
In [[2557|late 2557]] or [[2558|early 2558]], as an increasing number of asylum seekers from the former [[Covenant]] immigrated to [[Earth]], [[city|cities]] like Rio de Janiero's population swelled as a result. Later, a [[Sangheili]] terrorist attempted to detonate a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|tactical nuclear weapon]] in the city, but was ultimately stopped by UNSC special operations forces.<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]'', [[S1/Departure|S1E1 Departure]]</ref>

==Geography==
===Locations===
*[[Amazon]]
*[[Rio de Janeiro]]
*[[Quito]]
**[[Quito Space Tether]]
***[[Quito Terminus]]

==Economy==
One known [[space elevator]] is located in South America, the [[Quito Space Tether]] in Ecuador.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', multiplayer map, [[Orbital]]</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]] {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Continents]]
[[Category:Earth]]