South America is a continent in the western hemisphere.
- Argentina's Quidditch team made it to the quarter finals of the Quidditch World Cup.
- The snake Harry Potter freed from the zoo is native to Brazil. Bill Weasley had a pen-pal from Brazil. Brazil's Quidditch team made it to the quarter finals of the Quidditch World Cup.
- Peru is home to the Peruvian Vipertooth. The Tarapoto Tree-Skimmers are a quidditch team in Peru. Peru was flattened by Ireland.
- The dugbog is native to South America.