Maps of Movies

Saludos Amigos (1942)

Where Saludos Amigos says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

A Disney cartoon tour of South America: five stories, almost nothing filmed on location — only the places the cartoon names

Scenes and places

Donald arrives as an American tourist and meets the locals. A stubborn llama will not do what he wants, and the ride over a bridge goes wrong.

Set in Lake Titicaca — The lake on the Bolivia–Peru border where Donald meets the locals. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A high-altitude lake shared by Bolivia and Peru.

Pedro, a small plane, sets out on his first flight to fetch the air mail. Everything about the trip is harder than he expects.

Set in Airport near Santiago, Chile — The airfield near Santiago where little Pedro starts his first mail flight. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The film names only an airport near the Chilean capital, not which one.

Pedro flies on to collect the air mail. The load he brings back turns out to be tiny compared with the trouble it cost him.

Set in Mendoza, Argentina — The Argentine city where Pedro goes to pick up the mail. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A city at the foot of the Andes, on the Argentine side of the range.

The Narrator brings Goofy from Texas to the pampas. An American cowboy has to learn how a real gaucho lives and rides.

Set in Argentine pampas — The grassland plains where the Narrator takes Goofy to learn the ways of the gaucho. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A vast lowland plain in Argentina and neighbouring countries, home of the gaucho.

Donald meets José Carioca, a Brazilian parrot, and is shown his city. It is the first time the character appears on screen.

Set in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — The Brazilian city José Carioca comes from and where the film premiered on August 24, 1942. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A coastal city of beaches and granite peaks; the film premiered here on August 24, 1942.

Donald Duck — The tourist duck who stars in the Lake Titicaca and Brazil segments.
Goofy — An American cowboy taken from Texas to learn the ways of the gaucho.
Pedro — A small anthropomorphic airplane on his first flight to fetch air mail.
José Carioca — A malandro Brazilian parrot from Rio de Janeiro, appearing here for the first time.