Cities/Places by clue (S. America)

Cities and places in South America by geographical/historical clues
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Last updated: December 16, 2024
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1) Famous sites in this mega city include Christ the Redeemer, Copacabana beach, and Sugarloaf mountain
Rio De Janeiro
2) This port city on the Pacific coast of Chile is known for its beaches and colorful cliffside houses
Valparaiso
3) Highest elevation capital in the world, over 12000 ft in the Andes
La Paz
4) Capital of Brazils remote Amazonas state
Manaus
5) Historic port city on the Caribbean coast in northern Columbia, known for its Old Town founded in the 1500s
Cartagena
6) This remote region of southern Chile and Argentina is dotted by mountains, valleys, and deserts
Patagonia
7) Southernmost tip of Argentina, translated to "land of fire"
Tierra Del Fuego
8) This "gap" on the Panama-Colombia border is notoriously difficult to cross due to dense jungle
Darien Gap
9) This body of water is the highest elevated lake in the world on the border of Peru and Bolivia
Lake Titicaca
10) Ancient Incan capital high in the Peruvian Andes, now a well known tourist site
Machu Picchu
11) The highest point in South America, on the Argentina-Chile border
Aconcagua
12) Biggest city in South America with a metro population of over 21 million
Sao Paulo
13) Massive waterfall system on the Brazil-Argentina border, the largest in the world
Iguazu Falls
14) The driest non polar desert on Earth, northern Chile
Atacama
15) Massive, mysterious geoglyphs carved into the sands of southern Peru
Nazca lines
16) Biggest city in northeast Brazil, the capital of the Ceara state. Known for its beaches and red cliffs
Fortaleza
17) City on the southern end of Argentina, surrounded by the Martial mountains. One of the worlds southernmost cities
Ushuaia
18) These remote islands off of southern Argentina are a British territory but have been disputed by both Argentina and the UK
Falkland
19) This capital is protected by a natural bay and very close in proximity to Buenos Aires
Montevideo
20) This capital lies on the Atlantic coast, known for its blend of Caribbean and British architecture
Georgetown
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