What are the Capitals of South America?

This quiz covers 14 capital cities in South America, the seats of government for each country or territory on the continent.

• Most were founded by Spanish colonists in the 16th century, often on or near Indigenous settlements.
• Quito was founded on the site of an Inca city in 1534, and Lima by Francisco Pizarro in 1535.
• Asunción followed in 1537, Bogotá in 1538 and Santiago in 1541. Buenos Aires was founded for the second time in 1580.
• They became national capitals as the colonies won independence in the early 19th century.
• Brazil built Brasília from scratch and made it the capital in 1960, replacing Rio de Janeiro.
• Bolivia splits its capital between La Paz, the seat of government, and Sucre, the constitutional capital.