A place called ‘Hell’

A place called ‘Hell’ | PRI's The World: "For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for hell on earth. Actually, it’s the Spanish word for hell, infierno. It’s a community in South America. Some say it got that name because of the swarms of mosquitoes that descended on early rubber traders passing by on the Tambopata River.<br /> Today, a big commodity produced in this region is gold, although gold mining has been highly destructive to the forest here. We want you to name the country this place called ‘Hell’ is in.<br /> <br /> A few hints: it’s South America’s third largest country and it ranks fourth in the world in the number species of frogs and other amphibians."<br /> <br /> DISCLAIMER:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright to any such text. Copyright remains with the original copyright holder.

A place called ‘Hell’

A place called ‘Hell’ | PRI's The World: "For today’s Geo Quiz, we’re looking for hell on earth. Actually, it’s the Spanish word fo...

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