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The article studies computing capabilities at universities in Argentina and Chile. Integrating new university resources such as computers and concomitant academic disciplines, such as the computing sciences, is a difficult task at best. Only during recent years has the use of computers and the study of computing science gained widespread acceptance at United States universities. The author reports on a trip to universities in Argentina and Chile during November 1968, describing university conditions and computing activities. As elsewhere, these universities are experiencing student discontent with the status quo, and the solutions they are attempting contrast. For example, Argentina is excluding students from participating in university government; Chile is allowing such participation. University computing service and academic activities are limited. Computing activists are a dedicated and enthusiastic breed the world over; their striving for excellence was apparent in the countries visited. Consequently, in the absence of conscious government emphasis on strengthening computing capabilities, future progress may be retarded.