South America Rankings

7 eligible Bases, ranked by authored Overall.

1. Rank 15.7/10 — Overall

   

   Peru · South America

   Tambopata Research Center

   Institutional Compound

   Tambopata Research Center offers established rooms, bathrooms and treated spring water deep inside the Amazon reserve. Its long river approach provides separation, but the open-air lodge offers little physical protection. Twenty people gain a capable supplied habitat, not the food logistics, technical staff or forest skills that keep it operating.

   Overall

   5.7/10

   Defensibility

   1/10

   Isolation

   8/10

   Sustainability

   8/10

2. Rank 25.3/10 — Overall

   

   Ecuador · South America

   Galápagos Islands

   Isolated Landmass

   Galápagos offers ocean separation, established settlements and local food production across an inhabited archipelago. The challenge is connecting shelter to safe water and usable supplies as island utilities and transport lose outside support.

   Overall

   5.3/10

   Defensibility

   1/10

   Isolation

   8/10

   Sustainability

   7/10

3. Rank 35/10 — Overall

   

   Peru · South America

   Machu Picchu

   Elevated Stronghold

   Machu Picchu offers steep approaches, stone terraces and distance from urban pressure. Its ridge is easier to monitor than to inhabit: much of the settlement lacks weatherproof shelter, and entrance utilities do not establish an independent supply system.

   Overall

   5/10

   Defensibility

   4/10

   Isolation

   7/10

   Sustainability

   4/10

4. Rank 4Fort Copacabana →Brazil · South America · Fortified Structure4.7/10Overall
5. Rank 5Huilloc Village →Peru · South America · Remote Settlement4.7/10Overall
6. Rank 6Chiloé Island →Chile · South America · Isolated Landmass4/10Overall
7. Rank 7San Felipe Fortress →Colombia · South America · Fortified Structure3.7/10Overall