| Year | Games | Host city | Country | Dates | Nations | Top medalling nation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | I | Bogotá | Colombia | 6 August – 22 August | 6 | Peru |
| 1947-48 | II | Lima | Peru | 26 December – 8 January | 6 | Peru |
| 1951 | III | Caracas | Venezuela | 5 December – 21 December | 6 | Peru |
| 1961 | IV | Barranquilla | Colombia | 3 December – 16 December | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1965 | V | Ecuador | 21 November - 6 December | 6 | Venezuela | |
| 1970 | VI | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 25 August - 6 September | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1973 | VII | Panama City | Panama | 17 February - 3 March | 5 | Venezuela |
| 1977 | VIII | La Paz | Bolivia | 15 October – 29 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1981 | IX | Barquisimeto | Venezuela | 4 December – 14 December | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1985 | X | Ecuador | 9 November – 18 November | 6 | Venezuela | |
| 1989 | XI | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 14 January – 25 January | 6 | Venezuela |
| 1993 | XII | Bolivia | 24 April – 2 May | 6 | Venezuela | |
| 1997 | XIII | Arequipa | Peru | 17 October – 26 October | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2001 | XIV | Ambato | Ecuador | 7 September – 16 September | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2005 | XV | Colombia | 12 August – 21 August | 6 | Venezuela | |
| 2009 | XVI | Sucre | Bolivia | 15 November – 26 November | 6 | Venezuela |
| 2013 | XVII | Trujillo | Peru | 16 November – 30 November | TBD | TBD |
| 2017 | XVIII | Soacha | Colombia | TBD | TBD | TBD |
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