South America has 12 sovereign states namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. Also in the continent are Aruba, Curacao, the Falkland Islands and French Guiana.

With an area of 17,840,000 square kilometers, South America is the fourth largest continent in area. The continent’s major mineral resources are gold, silver, copper, tin, petroleum and iron ore.

Majority of the people in South America speak Spanish or Portuguese. Here is the 2021 list of the 16 most handsome living men of South American descent or either born or residing in the continent:

#16. Nelson Gutiérrez Cuellar (Bolivia)

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#15. Roberto Lennie (Falkland Islands)

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#14. Mehdy Metella (French Guiana)

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#13. Shermon Braithwaite (Guyana)

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#12. Ramiro Brett (Aruba)

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#11. Gregory van der Wiel (Curacao)

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#10. Gustavo Leguizamon (Paraguay)

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#9. Matias Assler (Chile)

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#8. Franco Noriega (Peru)

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#7. Georginio Wijnaldum (Suriname)

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#6. Wilmer Valderrama (Venezuela)

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#5. Diego Tinoco (Ecuador)

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#4. Maluma (Colombia)

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#3. Sebastian Gasañol (Uruguay)

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#2. Luciano Szafir (Brazil)

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#1. Hernan Drago (Argentina)