Union of South American Nations UNASUR, to deliberate on the application of sanctions to the affected state. Among the political and diplomatic sanctions envisaged by the Protocol, the following stand out: Visits by South American citizens to any South American independent country of up to 90 days only require an identification document issued by the traveler's country. In November 2006, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, and Uruguay agreed to abolish visa requirements for tourists between any of those nations. Mercosur, along with its Associate members of Bolivia, Chile, Colombia and Ecuador established that their territories together form an "area of
Union of South American Nations 2014, UNASUR general secretary Ernesto Samper announced, "We have approved the concept of South American citizenship," including the creation of a single passport. UNASUR has also initiated the creation of electoral monitor teams that could replace the monitors from the Organization of American States. <br> The following territories situated outside South America are part of member states and therefore participate: The following parts of South America are or were territories of non-South American states and therefore do not participate: Union of South American Nations The Union of South American Nations (USAN; , UNASUR; , UNASUL; , UZAN; and sometimes referred