Caracas is located approximately 11 degrees north of the equator in the mountains of Venezuela.
No, most of South America is south of the equator. Most of Colombia, part of Ecuador and Brazil, and all of Venezuela, Guyana, and Suriname (and French Guiana) are north of the equator. Six countries are entirely south of it : Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.
Italy is not a city, it is a country. The Capital, Rome is 41.5 degrees North of the Equator
New York City is closer to the equator than the North Pole. It is near 41° N latitude.The equator is 41° south of NYC, but the North Pole is 49° north of the city, about 550 miles (8°) farther away.
The city of Pointe-Noire is located south of the equator in the Republic of the Congo.
Panama City in Panama is located north of the equator and near 70 W longitude.
Algiers is located north of the Equator. It is the capital city of Algeria in North Africa.
None of those is the North American city closest to the equator. The one on that short list that's closest to the equator is Windsor ON.
Mexico City is the populated Latin American city north of the Equator. This capital city has a population of about 8.8 million people.
The closest city to the equator in Gabon is Libreville. It is located approximately 0.34 degrees north of the equator, making it one of the cities closest to the equator in the country.
Green Bay, Wisconsin is known as the city "almost halfway" between the north pole and equator. It's not exactly in the middle, but it's close enough to be a popular reference point for this measure of distance.
It would be closer to the Equator, but just barely. Madison, Wisconsin is about 185 miles south east of Cadott, Wisconsin. Cadott is pretty much exactly half way between the North Pole and the Equator.