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It’s time for the last stop-off on our round-the-world tour; get ready for a warm welcome to The Americas!

 

 

CHALLENGE 5 – THE AMERICAS

 

 

...Celebrate the colors of the Americas!

 

 

Marking the confluence between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, which border the east and west coasts, the twin continents of North and South America stretch from the Arctic circle down to Cape Horn. With a combined surface area of over 42 million square kilometers, the Americas are often referred to as part of the New World, as opposed to the ‘old continent’ of Europe.

 

Let’s start out by traveling through Alaska, the most expansive of the fifty states of the USA with its 664 GLACIERS, then on to New York, the BIG Apple, one of the most important cities in North America. Here, in the buildings of Wall Street, MONEY is king and American dollars hold a huge sway over world commerce, the media, art, technology, education, and leisure…

 

In South America, you can discover myriad shades of GREEN among the 390 billion trees and 16,000 different species that make up the Amazon Rainforest, the lungs of the earth and the largest tropical forest in the world which extends across nine countries with its largest area in Brazil. When you arrive there get out your best bling, sequins, and spangles and join the parade for the Carnival, dance along to the bouncing rhythms of the Batucada, try out a few moves to the SAMBA, the traditional dance which originated in the favela neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro at the beginning of the 20th Century.

 

In the heat of the night, you might glimpse the ghost of a brave warrior wearing FEATHERS, PEARLSAND ANIMALS SKINS and hear him tell stories of the first INHABITANTS of these continents who inspired feelings of independence, freedom, and prosperity to many adventurers.

 

Your project can use any format or techniques, but you should draw inspiration from the images below and should include at least one of the following elements;

 

 

• Shades of green

• Something transparent or sharp, like ice

• A large format feature, XXL size

• An element suggestive of money and currency

• One or more elements inspired by music and/or Samba

• Decorations made of feathers, metal, leather…