The highest and the lowest temperatures in South America since the beginning of the 20th century were both recorded in which country?
Argentina The highest was 48.9 °C (120.0 °F) recorded in December 1905 in Rivadavia, Salta Province, southern Argentina; the lowest was -32.8 °C (-27.0 °F) recorded further south, in Sarmiento, Chubut Province in June 1907.
Which railway has the highest line in South America and the second highest in the world, second only to the one which connects Qinghai in China and Lhasa in Tibet?