The London and Brazilian Bank: Argentina, Buenos Aires, Rosario; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Manaos, Pará, Maranhão, Ceará, Pernambuco, Bahia, Santos, São Paulo, Curityba, Rio Grande do Sul, Pelotas, Porto Alegre; Uruguay, Montevideo.
The Royal Bank of Canada: Argentina, Buenos Aires; Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, Santos, São Paulo; British Guiana, Georgetown, Rose Hall (Corentyn); Colombia, Barranquilla; Uruguay, Montevideo; Venezuela, Caracas, Ciudad Bolívar, Maracaibo, Puerto Cabello.
Most if not all of the banks mentioned have correspondents or agents in the chief cities of the countries where they have no branches and some have connections in the smaller cities.
The Irving National Bank, Woolworth Building, New York, has correspondents in the principal cities of South America.
The Guaranty Trust Company, 140 Broadway, New York, is affiliated with the Mercantile Bank of the Americas and has other correspondents.
Other Important Banks in South America
Argentina: Buenos Aires, Banco de la Nación Argentina, with 18 branches in as many Argentine cities, Ernesto Tornquist and Company, Banco de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, American Bank of the River Plate; La Plata, the Central Bank of the Provincia de Buenos Aires, which has branches in many cities of the Province.
Bolivia: La Paz, Banco de la Nación Boliviana, branches in Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosí, Tarija, Uyuni; Banco Francisco Argandoña, also in Cochabamba and Oruro; Banco Mercantil, also in Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosí, Tarija, Tupiza, Uyuni; Banco Nacional de Bolivia, branches in Cochabamba, Oruro, Potosí, Tupiza, Uyuni.
Brazil: Rio de Janeiro, Banco do Brasil, with branches in most of the Brazilian cities, Banco Nacional Brasileiro; São Paulo, Banco Commercial do Estado de São Paulo; Bahia, Banco de Bahia; Pará, Banco de Pará; Pernambuco, Banco do Recife; Bello Horizonte, Banco Hypothecario e Agricola de Estado de Minas Geraes; etc.
Chile: Santiago, Banco de Chile, branches in many cities; Banco Español de Chile with branches; Banco de A. Edwards y Cia.; Valparaiso, Banco de Chile y Argentina, branches in Punta Arenas, and also in San Julian and Santa Cruz, Argentina.