Were the Treasure Junks capable of sailing around the World?
Yes they were capable of sailing around the world
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Zheng He's fleet included 300 ships, including 62 treasure ships, with some which were said to have been 137 m (450 ft) long and 55 m (180 ft) wide.8910 There are even some sources that claim some of the treasure ships might have been as long as 600 feet (180 m).1112 On the ships, there were more than 28,000 people, including navigators, explorers, sailors, doctors, workers, and soldiers. Chinese records assert that Zheng He's fleet travelled extensively, sailing as far as East Africa.
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information obtain from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_ship

Did the Treasure Junks arrive in Central America?
No they did not sale to central America
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Zheng He's fleets visited Arabia, East Africa, India, Indonesia and Thailand (at the time called Siam), dispensing and receiving goods along the way.10 Zheng He presented gifts of gold, silver, porcelain and silk; in return, China received such novelties as ostriches, zebras, camels, ivory and giraffes.101213
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information quoted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He#Size_of_the_ships

Is there evidence the Chinese Treasure Junks navigated too Central and South America?

From my searching i have found no evidence that he visited Central or South America.
There are no records that indicated that he travel to Central or South America. In this link it is stated that he followed Arab trade routes and he went to countries where the Arabs only traded. South-East Asia, to South Asia, to the Middle East, to the East Coast of Africa
http://www.1421exposed.com/html/junk_history.html
Source(s):
http://www.1421exposed.com/html/junk_history.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_He#Size_of_the_ships

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_ship

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