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50 South American Cities by a Clue

Based on a clue, can you guess these 50 cities in South America?
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Where Adolf Eichmann was apprehended in 1960
Buenos Aires
Sits at the entrance of a major "lake" in Venezuela
Maracaibo
Capital of the Incan Empire
Cuzco
Pablo Escobar once ran this city's cartel
Medellín
This city's unfinished skyscraper of Tower of David, was once home to 2,500 squatters
Caracas
Most populous in Ecuador
Guayaquil
Site of all the matches played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup
Montevideo
Most populous city in Bolivia
Santa Cruz
Was founded by Francisco Pizarro on 6 January 1535
Lima
Home to the famous Christ the Redeemer status
Rio de Janeiro
Hometown of Shakira
Barranquilla
Hometown of Lionel Messi
Rosario
Hometown of Ayrton Senna
São Paulo
Highest national capital in the world
La Paz
Most of Argentina's wines come from this city
Mendoza
Easternmost major city in Latin America
Recife
Closest world capital to the Equator
Quito
Located at the confluence of the Amazon River and Rio Negro
Manaus
Was the first capital of Colonial Brazil
Salvador
This city in Bolivia was the first in South America to be home to 100,000 people
Potosí
Capital of the French Guiana
Cayenne
Anton de Kom University is the only university in this national capital
Paramaribo
Many of its landmarks was designed by Oscar Niemeyer
Brasília
Guyana's third-largest city or a former Dutch colony in North America
New Amsterdam
Largest Chilean city that once was in the hands of Bolivia
Antofagasta
Capital of the Falkland Islands
Stanley
Closest Brazilian state capital to Africa
Natal
It may be DR's capital, but it also is Ecuador's fourth-largest city
Santo Domingo
Bolivian city on Lake Titicaca with the namesake of a famous beach in Brazil
Copacabana
Its name literally means "assumption" in Spanish
Asunción
Colorful Colombian seaport that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Cartagena
Called the "Brazilian Silicon Valley" – for its concentration of high-tech industries
Campinas
The southernmost city in South America
Ushuaia
Venezuelan state capital with the world's highest cable car – also the princess in "Brave"
Mérida
El Dorado International Airport mainly serves this city
Bogotá
This Argentinian provincial capital had a massive flood in 2003
Santa Fe
This city on the Uruguay River faces the Argentine city of Concordia to the west
Salto
Capital nicknamed "Garden City of the Caribbean" – even though it does not lie on it
Georgetown
Type in "Vineyard of the Sea" in Spanish to get this Chilean city's name
Viña del Mar
Capital of Espírito Santo, Brazil
Vitória
Home to the first university in Argentina
Córdoba
This Venezuelan state capital was named after the nation's founding father
Ciudad Bolívar
This city has the lowest number of favelas among Brazilian metropolises
Goiânia
This major Chilean city was the most damaged in the Great Chilean Earthquake
Valdivia
Where an assembly met and declared Argentina's independence in 1816
San Miguel de Tucumán
Paraíba's capital and largest city that is home to the easternmost point in the Americas
João Pessoa
This city has the busiest container port in Brazil, and perhaps in Latin America as well
Santos
Most populous city in Peru's part of the Amazon rainforest
Iquitos
Second-biggest city in Paraguay
Ciudad del Este
Capital of the Galápagos Islands
Puerto Baquerizo Moreno
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jordibabot
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Nov 9, 2023
Needs more time.
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