Traditional carillons in Central and South America:
index by size

The table below is an index to the 12 traditional carillons in this region, in order by number of bells.  Instruments with the same number of bells are in order by the city name.

    Location (City : Country)               Number

less than 6 octaves - 1 instruments

SAO PAULO - MC                : BRAZIL        61

less than 5 octaves - 3 instruments

HABANA                        : CUBA          49
SAO PAULO - VF                : BRAZIL        47
WILLEMSTAD - CM               : NED.ANTIL.    47

less than 4 octaves - 3 instruments

TEGUCIGALPA                   : HONDURAS      42
BELO HORIZONTE                : BRAZIL        38
SAN SALVADOR                  : EL SALVADOR   35

less than 3 octaves - 5 instruments

LEON                          : NICARAGUA     25
PARAMARIBO - T                : SURINAME      25
PEMBROKE                      : BERMUDA       25
MONTEVIDEO - CC               : URUGUAY       23
SAN CRISTOBAL                 : VENEZUELA     23

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The geographical distribution of these instruments is shown in a summary by country vs. size.

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