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In South America,Google Street View is available in parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. This article covers all of South America. For Central America and theCaribbean, seeGoogle Street View in North America.
In September 2010 the first cities from Brazil were added.[1] The service started with 51 cities, most fromSão Paulo, Rio de Janeiro,Belo Horizonte and greater metropolitan areas. Historic cities such asOuro Preto,Diamantina andTiradentes were also included. Google is expecting to cover 90% of Brazilian streets in two years.[2]
Google is also working on "Street View" for Brazil's rainforests. Pedal-powered trikes are being used to film the forests, and boats with 3-D cameras are being used to navigate theAmazon River.[3]
In the initial release of Brazil's Street View, two dead bodies were found in the images. These were later removed.[4]
Filming of Street View in Brazil began in April 2009.
Filming of Street View in Chile began in January 2012. On September 25, 2012, parts of Chile were added includingSantiago,Valparaíso,Viña del Mar andConcepción.[6] Many more cities and roads were released during 2013. In March 2015 the country counts with mostly full coverage.
On September 3, 2013, parts of Colombia were added. Some cities likeBogotá,Barranquilla,Montería,Cúcuta,Ibagué,Barrancabermeja,Caucasia,Valledupar,Yopal,Aguachica,Soledad,Villavicencio,Manizales,Zipaquirá,Floridablanca,Carmen de Bolívar,Fundación,Cartagena,Bucaramanga,Santa Marta,Santa Rosa de Cabal and more.[7]
Some coverage became available on theGalapagos Islands on September 12, 2013, mostly from a boat. For the mainland Street view was released on November 12, 2015, inQuito,Guayaquil,Cuenca,Santo Domingo (limited),Machala,Durán,Portoviejo,Manta,Loja,Ambato,Esmeraldas,Quevedo,Riobamba,Milagro,Ibarra,La Libertad,Babahoyo,Sangolquí,Daule,Latacunga,Tulcán,Chone,Santa Rosa,Nueva Loja,Huaquillas,Santa Elena,Cayambe,Salinas,General Villamil Playas .[8]
On November 23, 2025Google Street View released coverage of Paraguay mainly in highways but also in cities like :Asuncion.
On August 14, 2013,Google Street View became available for six cities:Lima,Arequipa,Trujillo,Chiclayo,Iquitos[9] andPiura. Later 2013 some long road stretches became available. The highest road in the world which is shown inStreet View, is located at11°35′53″S76°11′32″W / 11.598095°S 76.192288°W /-11.598095; -76.192288 on 4,818 metres (15,807 ft) altitude.
On September 25, 2013, Google announced the arrival of the service to Argentina. On October 2 took place the official presentation of the Trikes inCongressional Plaza, Buenos Aires; the service was expected to be available by the end of the year inBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires Province,Cordoba,Rosario,Santa Fe,Entre Ríos,Mendoza andLa Plata.[10] As of September 25, 2014, Argentina was added toStreet View.[11]
On November 28, 2014, Google started filming inSanta Cruz de la Sierra but street view will be also available inLa Paz,Cochabamba, Sucre andEl Alto. For security reasons, Google decided not reveal how many cars will take photos. Additionally, Bolivian media are not allowed to interview their drivers.[12] Images did appear on street view some time in 2015.
On June 26, 2015, Google started to photograph the streets of Uruguay.[13] The service became available online on December 2, 2015.[14]
* Limited coverage.
| Province | Major cities/areas |
|---|---|
| Mainland | Quito,Guayaquil,Cuenca,Santo Domingo (limited),Machala,Durán,Portoviejo,Manta,Loja,Ambato,Esmeraldas,Quevedo,Riobamba,Milagro,Ibarra,La Libertad,Babahoyo,Sangolquí,Daule,Latacunga,Tulcán,Chone,Santa Rosa,Nueva Loja,Huaquillas,Santa Elena,Cayambe,Salinas,General Villamil and major roads |
 Galapagos | Mostly from a boat. A hiking trail from the sea toAlcedo Volcano. |
Landmarks includingCarcass Island,West Point Island &New Island.
Landmarks includingGrytviken,Right Whale Bay,Prion Island andHercules Bay.
| Major cities/areas |
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| Montevideo Metropolitan Cathedral,Solís Theatre, Auditorio Nacional Adela Reta inMontevideo, more inMontevideo,Salto,Ciudad de la Costa,Paysandú,Las Piedras,Rivera,Maldonado,Tacuarembó,Melo,Mercedes,Artigas,Minas,San José de Mayo,Durazno,Barros Blancos,Ciudad del Plata,San Carlos,Colonia del Sacramento,Pando,Treinta y Tres,Rocha,Fray Bentos,Trinidad,La Paz,Canelones,Carmelo,Santa Lucía,Progreso,Paso de Carrasco,Río Branco,Paso de los Toros,Bella Unión,Libertad,Rosario,Nueva Palmira,Chuy,Punta del Este,Piriápolis,Salinas,Parque del Plata,Castillos,Sarandí del Yí,San Ramón,Tarariras,Pan de Azúcar,Sauce,Sarandí Grande,Atlántida,Cardona,San Jacinto,Toledo,Vergara,Santa Rosa,Florencio Sánchez,La Paloma,San Gregorio de Polanco,Colonia Valdense,Cerrillos,Migues,Florida,Dolores,Young,Juan Lacaze,Nueva Helvecia,Lascano,José Pedro Varela,Tala,Guichón,Ombúes de Lavalle,Aiguá,San Bautista, and expanded coverage of existing locations (notably,Montevideo), in Uruguay. |
French Guiana,
Guyana, ,
Suriname,
Venezuela
All these countries have photo spheres, 360-degree panorama photos similar to the street view photos, accessible in Google Maps.
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