<P> It is believed that the first human populations of South America either arrived from Asia into North America via the Bering Land Bridge , and migrated southwards or alternatively from Polynesia across the Pacific . The earliest generally accepted archaeological evidence for human habitation in South America dates to 14,000 years ago , the Monte Verde site in Southern Chile . The descendents of these first inhabitants would become the indigenous populations of South America . </P>
<P> It is believed that the first human populations of South America either arrived from Asia into North America via the Bering Land Bridge , and migrated southwards or alternatively from Polynesia across the Pacific . The earliest generally accepted archaeological evidence for human habitation in South America dates to 14,000 years ago , the Monte Verde site in Southern Chile . The descendents of these first inhabitants would become the indigenous populations of South America . </P>
where did the natives of south america come from
where did the natives of south america come from
Asia Polynesia
Asia Polynesia