The geography of Latin America has been shaped by humans in many ways. The Panama Canal was built to cross the Pacific Ocean to the Caribbean Sea. Many large ships pass through it everyday. The Haipu Dam was built over the Parana River. Humans have also shaped the geography because of the major cities in Latin America. For example, Mexico City in Mexico, Bogota in Columbia, Lima in Peru, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo in Brazil, Santiago in Chile, and Buenos Aires in Argentina. Developing towns and cities have negatively affected the Amazon Forest by pollution. Additionally, lumbering companies have cut down the trees in the forest and has changed the shape of the geography.
