On January 8th, 2014, Cloudflare opened its 24th data center in Valparaiso, Chile, marking their second location south of the equator and first in Latin America. Previously, all traffic from over 600 million inhabitants in Latin America was routed through Miami, causing significant latency for users in Chile and Argentina. The new data center aims to provide a faster and safer internet experience for Latin American users. Cloudflare plans to expand its network further throughout the region and globally.