Upon the bright, alluring map of South America, the Europe-neglected Guianas are a disgraceful little smudge. *3900 mi. the Nile, 4000 mi., is longest. More Must-Reads from TIME ...

The first of three maps "visualizing the progress of President-Elect Herbert Hoover around South America appears this week in TIME. The Hoover Odyssey is chronicled in National Affairs. Lands ...