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 Top UFO "Hot Spots" for Latin America

 Rank, number of UFO reports and Close Encounters, Rates per 100,000 population and latest population estimates

 UFOCAT 2003 Database, created June 17, 2003

Rank

Sub-Division

Full Name

District Capital

State

UFO Reports

Rate of UFO reports per 100,000 pop.

Close Encounters

Rate of CE reports per 100,000 pop.

Population

1

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

Aguadilla

PUERTO RICO

55

67.70

28

34.47

81,241

2

Mayaguez

Mayaguez

Mayaguez

PUERTO RICO

64

36.58

29

16.58

174,955

3

Humacao

Humacao

Humacao

PUERTO RICO

26

27.32

17

17.86

95,161

4

Rocha

Rocha

Rocha

URUGUAY

16

29.04

5

9.07

55,097

5

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

Santa Fe

ARGENTINA

138

30.18

36

7.87

457,188

6

Bayamon

Bayamon

Bayamon

PUERTO RICO

29

15.67

20

10.81

185,087

7

Maldonado

Maldonado

Maldonado

URUGUAY

19

31.02

4

6.53

61,259

8

Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz

Rio Gallegos

ARGENTINA

21

18.34

10

8.74

114,479

9

Tacuarembo

Tacuarembo

Tacuarembo

URUGUAY

12

15.59

7

9.10

76,964

10

La Pampa

La Pampa

Santa Rosa

ARGENTINA

30

14.48

14

6.76

207,132

11

Salto

Salto

Salto

URUGUAY

16

17.36

5

5.42

92,183

12

Antofagasta

Antofagasta

Antofagasta

CHILE

43

12.60

20

5.86

341,203

13

Catamarca

Catamarca

Catamarca

ARGENTINA

30

14.55

11

5.33

206,204

14

San Jose

San Jose

San Jose de Mayo

URUGUAY

9

11.31

4

5.03

79,563

15

Arecibo

Arecibo

Arecibo

PUERTO RICO

9

8.50

6

5.67

105,901

16

Rio Negro

Rio Negro

Viedma

ARGENTINA

42

10.94

18

4.69

383,896

17

Neuquen

Neuquen

Neuquen

ARGENTINA

25

10.33

11

4.55

241,904

18

Magallanes

Magallanes

Punta Arenas

CHILE

16

12.09

5

3.78

132,333

19

San Juan

San Juan

San Juan

ARGENTINA

55

11.70

18

3.83

469,973

20

Tarapaca

Tarapaca

Iquique

CHILE

34

12.43

9

3.29

273,427

21

Ponce

Ponce

Ponce

PUERTO RICO

20

10.28

7

3.60

194,469

22

Guayama

Guayama

Guayama

PUERTO RICO

13

6.27

8

3.86

207,441

23

Mendoza

Mendoza

Mendoza

ARGENTINA

110

9.26

35

2.95

1,187,305

24

Salta

Salta

Salta

ARGENTINA

49

7.40

20

3.02

662,369

25

La Rioja

La Rioja

La Rioja

ARGENTINA