The Cusco Declaration, formally titled Preamble to the Foundation Act of the South American Union, is a two-page declaration of intent signed by 12 South American countries during the Third South American Summit on 8 December 2004 in

Cusco Cusco or Cuzco (; or , ) is a city in southeastern Peru, near the Sacred Valley of the Andes mountain range and the Huatanay river. It is the capital of the eponymous Cusco Province, province and Cusco Region, department. The city was the cap ...

, Peru. It announces the foundation of the

Union of South American Nations The Union of South American Nations (USAN), sometimes also referred to as the South American Union, abbreviated in Spanish as UNASUR and in Portuguese as UNASUL, is an intergovernmental regional organization. It was set up by Hugo Chavez to ...

. It called for a regional parliament, a common market and a common currency.

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Text of the declaration
(In English)

(In Spanish) Union of South American Nations Treaties concluded in 2004 Treaties of Argentina Treaties of Bolivia Treaties of Brazil Treaties of Colombia Treaties of Ecuador Treaties of Guyana Treaties of Chile Treaties of Paraguay Treaties of Peru Treaties of Suriname Treaties of Uruguay Treaties of Venezuela Proclamations {{Treaty-stub

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