South and Central America
- 293 Brasilia (Brazil)
- 469 Argentina (Argentina)
- 1008 La Paz (La Paz)
- 1029 La Plata (La Plata)
- 1042 Amazone (Amazon River)
- 4337 Arecibo (Arecibo Observatory, Puerto Rico)
- 8277 Machu-Picchu (Machu Picchu, Peru)
- 8279 Cuzco (Cuzco, Peru)
- 9357 Venezuela (Venezuela)
- 10797 Guatemala (Guatemala)
- 10799 Yucatán (Yucatán, Mexico)
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