South America

Countries, regions and cities in South America

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Calamansi

Calamansi is a citrus hybrid native to the Philippines and Southeast Asia, also known as calamondin or Philippine lime.

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Aguachica

Aguachica is a municipality and city in the Cesar Department of Colombia, known for its strategic transport links and agricultural economy.

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Santa Cruz do Capibaribe

Santa Cruz do Capibaribe is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, known for its textile industry and location in the Agreste region.

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Botucatu

Botucatu is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil, known for UNESP university, medical research, and agricultural industries.

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Eloy Alfaro

Eloy Alfaro was an Ecuadorian politician and president who led the Liberal Revolution and modernized the country.

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Talara

Talara is a port city in Piura, Peru, and the westernmost city on mainland South America. Known for its oil reserves and WWII history.

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Los Puertos de Altagracia

Los Puertos de Altagracia is the capital of Miranda Municipality in Zulia, Venezuela, located on the eastern coast of Lake Maracaibo and fou...

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Apucarana

Apucarana is a municipality in Paraná, Brazil, known for its Japanese cultural influence and leather industry.

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Taubaté

Taubaté is a municipality in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its history in coffee production and as the birthplace of writer Monteiro Lobato.

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São Gonçalo do Amarante

Municipality in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, with a population of 87,668 and area of 249.124 km².

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Caldas Novas

Caldas Novas is a municipality in Goiás, Brazil, known as the world's largest hydro-thermal resort destination.

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Ayacucho

Ayacucho is the capital city of the Ayacucho Region in Peru, known for its colonial churches, stone carvings, and the decisive Battle of Aya...

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Villa de Cura

Villa de Cura is a town in Aragua, Venezuela, known for its children's choir and local cuisine.

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Tucupita

Tucupita is the capital of Delta Amacuro state in Venezuela, located in the Orinoco River delta with a population of 86,487.

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São José de Ribamar

São José de Ribamar is a Brazilian municipality in Maranhão state, part of the São Luís Island archipelago with an estimated 2025 population...

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Temuco

Temuco is the capital of Chile's Araucanía Region, a hub for tourism and agriculture with a strong Mapuche cultural presence.

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Araguari

Araguari is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its coffee production, hydroelectric tourism, and strategic transport links in...

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Campo Largo case

The 2026 Campo Largo case involves viral UFO videos from Brazil, later identified as ground lights from a nearby campsite.

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Palmira, Valle del Cauca

Palmira is a city and municipality in southwestern Colombia, the second largest in the Valle del Cauca Department.

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San Fernando de Apure

San Fernando de Apure is a city in Venezuela's Apure State, founded in 1788. Known for its flat plains, tropical monsoon climate, and histor...