List of South American cities by elevation
| Ranked | Town / City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | La Rinconada |  Peru |
5101 | 16728 | Highest city in the world, 30 000 inhabitants.[1] |
| 2 | Parinacota |  Chile |
4400 | 14435 | |
| 3 | Cerro de Pasco | Peru |
4330 | 14232 | Highest city of over 50,000 inhabitants (70,000). |
| 4 | El Alto |  Bolivia |
4150 | 13615 | |
| 5 | Potosí | Bolivia |
4090 | 13420 | |
| 6 | Puno | Peru |
3827 | 12438 | |
| 7 | Juliaca | Peru |
3825 | 12421 | |
| 8 | La Oroya | Peru |
3745 | 12287 | |
| 9 | Oruro | Bolivia |
3706 | 12158 | |
| 10 | La Paz | Bolivia |
3690 | 11975 | Highest capital in the world |
| 11 | Apartaderos |  Venezuela |
3505 | 11502 | |
| 12 | Cuzco | Peru |
3399 | 11151 | |
| 13 | Papallacta |  Ecuador |
3300 | 10826 | |
| 14 | Guachucal |  Colombia |
3285 | 10777 | |
| 15 | Huancayo | Peru |
3259 | 10013 | |
| 16 | Huaraz | Peru |
3052 | 10006 | |
| 17 | Mucuchíes | Venezuela |
3050 | 10006 | |
| 18 | Ipiales | Colombia |
2900 | 9385 | |
| 19 | Quito | Ecuador |
2850 | 9350 | |
| 20 | Tunja | Colombia |
2820 | 9310 | |
| 21 | Ayacucho | Peru |
2761 | 9058 | |
| 22 | Cajamarca | Peru |
2750 | 9022 | |
| 23 | Sucre | Bolivia |
2750 | 9022 | |
| 24 | Bogotá | Colombia |
2640 | 8661 | |
| 25 | Cochabamba | Bolivia |
2574 | 8445 | Seat of the South American Parliament |
| 26 | Arequipa | Peru |
2335 | 7666 | |
| 27 | Calama | Chile |
2260 | 7415 | |
| 28 | Manizales | Colombia |
2150 | 7054 | |
| 29 | Mérida | Venezuela |
1630 | 5348 | |
| 30 | Campos do Jordão |  Brazil |
1628 | 5341 | Brazilian Highlands, highest city in Brazil |
| 31 | San Salvador de Jujuy |  Argentina |
1259 | 4130 | |
| 32 | Brasília | Brazil |
1172 | 3845 | Brazilian Highlands |
| 33 | Salta | Argentina |
1118 | 3667 | |
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