South America Capitals Regions

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• South America is geographically divided into 12 sovereign countries and 3 dependent territories, with capitals such as Buenos Aires, Lima, and Bogotá.
• Bolivia is the only country in South America with two official capitals: La Paz (de facto administrative capital) and Sucre (de jure constitutional capital).
• The capital of Argentina is Buenos Aires, which is located on the banks of the Río de la Plata on the continent's eastern coast.
• Lima is the capital of Peru, located on the country's central Pacific coast, and is the third-largest city in the Americas.
• Bogotá is the capital of Colombia, situated in the Andes Mountains at a high altitude of approximately 2,640 meters.
• Brasília is the capital of Brazil, a purpose-built city constructed in 1960 to replace Rio de Janeiro as the nation's capital.
• Santiago is the capital of Chile, located in the central valley of the country and home to about one-third of Chile's total population.
• Quito is the capital of Ecuador, located near the equator, which is the meaning of the word 'Ecuador' in Spanish.
• Caracas is the capital of Venezuela, located in the northern part of the country near the Caribbean coast.
• Montevideo is the capital of Uruguay, the southernmost capital city in all of South America.