South America

Countries, regions and cities in South America

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Pucallpa

Pucallpa is the capital of the Ucayali region in Peru, located on the Ucayali River. It is a major urban center in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Ipojuca

Ipojuca is a municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, known for Porto de Galinhas beach and the Suape port.

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La Victoria, Lima

La Victoria is a district of Lima, Peru, located south of the historic centre. Created in 1920, it is a working-class area with residential...

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São Luís

São Luís is the capital of Maranhão, Brazil, located on an island in the Atlantic estuary. Population over 1 million.

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Olinda

Olinda is a historic municipality in Pernambuco, Brazil, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its colonial architecture and Carnival.

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Cartagena, Colombia

Cartagena is a major port city on Colombia's Caribbean coast, historically significant for silver trade and the asiento system.

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Sacaba

Sacaba is a city and municipality in Bolivia's Cochabamba Department, known for its chicha production and historical role in the 2002 anti-c...

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Tandil

Tandil is a city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, known for its history, the National University, and notable residents like Mauricio Ma...

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San Lorenzo de Almagro

San Lorenzo de Almagro is an Argentine sports club based in Buenos Aires, best known for its football team in the Primera División.

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Bahía Blanca

Bahía Blanca is a port city in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, known for its naval base, grain exports, and basketball heritage.

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Japeri

Japeri is a municipality in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for its historic railway station and the country's first public golf course.

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Riacho Fundo II

Riacho Fundo II is an administrative region in the Federal District of Brazil, established in 1995 and formalized by law in 2003.

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San Carlos del Zulia

San Carlos del Zulia is a city in Zulia State, Venezuela, founded in 1778 as the capital of Colón Municipality.

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Itajaí

Itajaí is a municipality in Santa Catarina, Brazil, known for its port, German and Azorean heritage, and coastal geography.

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Cave of Altamira

The Cave of Altamira in Spain is renowned for its Upper Paleolithic cave art, discovered in 1868 near Santillana del Mar.

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Paramaribo

Paramaribo is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the Suriname River. Its historic inner city is a UNESCO World Heritage Si...

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Potosí

Potosí is the capital of the Department of Potosí in Bolivia, known for the Cerro Rico silver mine and colonial architecture.

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Itaituba

Itaituba is a municipality in Pará, Brazil, known for gold mining, the Tapajós River, and extensive indigenous territories and national fore...

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Guarenas

Guarenas is a city in Miranda, Venezuela, part of the Guarenas-Guatire conurbation near Caracas.

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Campina Grande

Campina Grande is a major city in Paraíba, Brazil, known as the 'Brazilian Silicon Valley' and host to the world's largest Saint John's Fest...