Editing South America (section)

===Tourism===
Tourism has increasingly become a significant source of income for South American countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://bigtravelweb.com/travel/2008/10/13/tourism-trends-visitor-numbers/|title=Latin & South America Tourism Statistics & Visitor Numbers|publisher=Bigtravelweb.com|date=13 October 2008|access-date=21 May 2012|archive-date=12 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812111806/http://bigtravelweb.com/travel/2008/10/13/tourism-trends-visitor-numbers/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>Juan Luis Eugenio-Martín, Noelia Martín Morales, Riccardo Scarpa (February 2004), [https://ssrn.com/abstract=504482 Tourism and Economic Growth in Latin American Countries: A Panel Data Approach], {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220730042600/https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=504482|date=30 July 2022}}. FEEM Working Paper No. 26.2004.</ref>

Historic relics, architectural and natural wonders, a diverse range of foods and culture, colorful cities, and pretty landscapes attract millions of tourists every year to South America. Some of the most visited places in the region are [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Florianópolis]], [[Iguazu Falls]], São Paulo, [[Armação dos Búzios]], [[Salvador, Bahia|Salvador]], [[Bombinhas]], [[Angra dos Reis]], [[Balneário Camboriú]], [[Paraty]], [[Ipojuca]], [[Natal, Rio Grande do Norte|Natal]], [[Cairu]], [[Fortaleza]] and [[Itapema]] in Brazil;<ref>[https://www.gov.br/turismo/pt-br/acesso-a-informacao/acoes-e-programas/observatorio/anuario-estatistico/anuario-estatistico-de-turismo-2021-ano-base-2020/anuario-estatistico-de-turismo-2021-ano-base-2020_divulgacao-compactado.pdf Anuário Estatístio de Turismo 2021 Brasil].</ref> [[Buenos Aires]], [[Bariloche]], [[Salta]], [[Jujuy]], [[Perito Moreno Glacier]], [[Valdes Peninsula]], [[Jesuit missions among the Guaraní#Jesuit reductions by country|Guarani Jesuit Missions in the cities of Misiones and Corrientes]], [[Ischigualasto Provincial Park]], [[Ushuaia]] and [[Patagonia]] in Argentina;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eldestapeweb.com/turismo/turismo/los-10-destinos-mas-visitados-de-argentina-segun-los-portales-de-turismo-2021121014100|title=Los 10 destinos más visitados de Argentina según los portales de turismo|first=El|last=Destape|date=10 December 2021|website=eldestapeweb.com}}</ref>
[[Isla Margarita]], [[Angel Falls]], [[Los Roques archipelago]], [[Gran Sabana]] in Venezuela; [[Machu Picchu]], Lima, [[Nazca Lines]], [[Cuzco]] in Peru; [[Lake Titicaca]], [[Salar de Uyuni]], La Paz, [[Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos]] in Bolivia; [[Tayrona National Natural Park]], [[Santa Marta]], [[Bogotá]], [[Cali]], [[Medellín]], [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]] in Colombia, and the [[Galápagos Islands]] in Ecuador.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/topdestinations/tp/Attractions2006.htm|title=Top attractions|publisher=Gosouthamerica.about.com|date=4 December 2007|access-date=18 April 2009|archive-date=2 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202164514/http://gosouthamerica.about.com/od/topdestinations/tp/Attractions2006.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804173716/http://www.vipbackpackers.com//DestInfo/139/South_America_Destination_South_America.aspx|website=vipbackpackers.com|url=http://www.vipbackpackers.com//DestInfo/139/South_America_Destination_South_America.aspx|title=South America – Destination South America|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 August 2008|year=2005}}</ref> In 2016 Brazil hosted the [[2016 Summer Olympics]].

{{wide image|67 - Carthagène - Décembre 2008.jpg|1000px|Panorama of [[Cartagena, Colombia|Cartagena]] (2008), a major port on the northern coast of [[Colombia]] and one of the country's main tourist destinations}}