Paramaribo serves as the capital city for the Republic of Suriname, South America’s smallest independent country both in terms of population and geographic size. Nicknames for Paramaribo … [Read more...]

A landlocked country in west-central South America, Bolivia has duo capital cities namely La Paz and Sucre. La Paz serves as Bolivia’s administrative and de facto capital city, where the … [Read more...]

Located near the midwest coast of South America and bordering on the Pacific Ocean, Lima serves as the capital city for the Republic of Peru. Built on a desert strip separating the Andes … [Read more...]

Officially San Francisco de Quito, Quito serves as the capital city for the Republic of Ecuador. Nicknames for Quito include the City of the Heavens and Florence of the Americas. It is … [Read more...]

A unique municipality by virtue of its listing on a major stock exchange, Asunción is the capital city for the Republic of Paraguay. Asunción is also one of South America's oldest cities. … [Read more...]