Capitals of South America

Some of the interesting facts about the capitals of the countries are as follows:-

Argentina - Buenos Aires

Since in 1994, the city became an autonomous district which is why its formal name became the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires
Another name by which the city goes is ‘melting point’ and is labeled as one of the diverse cities to have ever existed in the Americas

Bolivia - Sucre

In 1839 Sucre became the capital city of Bolivia
The capital consists of all the Spanish colonial architecture content and the same was designated by the UNESCO World Heritage Site in the year 1991

Brazil - Brasilia

In the year 2017, the UNESCO World Heritage Site designated this capital city with the name ‘City of Design’
It acts as a host to almost all the three existing branches of government which are executive legislative and finally the judiciary along with other 124 foreign embassies

Chile - Santiago

The government branches of Chile such as the executive and judiciary are located in this capital city
The cultural, financial as well as political center of Chile is Santiago itself

Colombia - Bogoda

This capital city of Colombia is quite famous for being the financial as well as the economic backbone of the country
Some of the famous universities, as well as cultural centers of the country, are located in Bogoda

Ecuador - Quito

This capital city comes under the category of one of the very first UNESCO World Cultural Heritages
The historical center of the capital city is termed as one of the very largest preserved in the Americas

Guyana - Georgetown

The capital city of Guyana can be famously called the retail and administrative center of the country
All of the executive departments of the country are comprised of the country

Paraguay - Asuncion

It acts as a home to all the principal and government ports of the country
It is one of the oldest cities to have ever existed in South America which also goes by the name ‘The Mother of Cities

Peru - Lima

One of the renowned universities in this capital city is the National University of San Marcos which is the oldest higher learning institutions
The capital city also has the legislative executive and judicial branches of the country

Suriname - Paramaribo

UNESCO World Heritage Site designated Paramaribo as the business center of the country
Some of its chief exports of it are tropical wood, oil, rice, and gold

Uruguay - Montevideo

The administrative headquarters of Latin America is located in the capital city of Uruguay
Montevideo’s port acts as Uruguay’s center in the terms of foreign trade

Venezuela - Caracas

Its official name is Santiago de Leon de Caracas
The capital city ranks with one of the highest murder rates in the world that is with 120 homicides per 100,000

Thus, the above are some of the important and fascinating information about the capital of the correspondence countries.