South America

Countries, regions and cities in South America

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Los Teques

Los Teques is the capital of Miranda state in Venezuela, located 25 km from Caracas with a population of 251,200.

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Caracas

Caracas is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, located in a valley near the Caribbean Sea.

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Macapá

Macapá is the capital of Amapá, Brazil, located on the Amazon Delta near the equator and bordering French Guiana.

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Caucaia

Caucaia is a municipality in Ceará, Brazil, known for its economy, kitesurfing beaches, and proximity to Fortaleza.

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Facatativá

Facatativá is a municipality in Cundinamarca, Colombia, known for the Piedras del Tunjo Archaeological Park and its floral industry.

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Recife

Recife is the capital of Pernambuco, Brazil. Known as the Venice of Brazil, it is a major port city with a rich colonial history and vibrant...

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Santa Cruz do Sul

Santa Cruz do Sul is a municipality in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, known for German heritage and tobacco production.

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Ituiutaba

Ituiutaba is a municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil, known for its agricultural economy and historical Congado cultural traditions.

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Novo Gama

Novo Gama is a municipality in Goiás, Brazil, located near Brasília. Population 103,804 (2022).

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan is the capital and most populous municipality of Puerto Rico, founded by Spanish colonists in 1521.

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Alagoinhas

Alagoinhas is a city in Bahia, Brazil, founded in 1852 and established as a Roman Catholic diocese seat in 1974.

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Carapicuíba

Carapicuíba is a densely populated municipality in the Metropolitan Region of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its history and artificial lake.

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Itaim Paulista

Itaim Paulista is a district and subprefecture in São Paulo, Brazil, known for its history, CPTM Line 12 transport links, and demographic co...

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Aparecida de Goiânia

Aparecida de Goiânia is a municipality in Goiás, Brazil, known for its industrial growth and proximity to the state capital.

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Vila Curuçá

Vila Curuçá is a district in the eastern zone of São Paulo, Brazil, part of the Itaim Paulista subprefecture.

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Luziânia

Luziânia is a municipality in Goiás, Brazil, located 68 km south of Brasília. Known for agriculture, it produces soybeans, beans, and cotton...

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Catalão

Catalão is a prosperous municipality in Goiás, Brazil, known for phosphate mining, agriculture, and the largest Congadas festival in Brazil.

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Sumaré

Sumaré is a municipality in São Paulo state, Brazil, known for its history as Rebouças and former Honda manufacturing plant.

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Ciudad Guayana

Ciudad Guayana is a major industrial city in Bolívar State, Venezuela, located at the confluence of the Orinoco and Caroní rivers.

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La Concepción, Panama

La Concepción is a corregimiento and district seat in Chiriquí Province, Panama. Population 21,356 (2010).