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Lima, Peru has been one of Latin America’s largest and most influential administrative centers since the early colonial era.

Credit: Charles M. Nissly

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Havana, Cuba has functioned since its founding as one of Latin America’s leading commercial cities.


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Quito, Ecuador has acted as a regional industrial center throughout its history.

Credit: David L. Clawson

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The central plaza and kiosk of Heredia, Costa Rica.


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The zócalo of Córdoba, Mexico. Note the number of people using the plaza for social and recreational purposes in both Cordoba and Heredia.

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Most Latin American cities are characterized by extremely narrow streets and a heavy reliance on buses for public transportation. This scene is from Cayambe, Ecuador.


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A Mérida, Yucatán street scene.


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An inner city apartment building, or vecindad, in Puebla, Mexico. Note the absence of yards between the buildings and the streets.


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The roofs of many homes in Latin America are flat and constitute extensions of work and living space of lower levels. It is not unusual for maids and other servants to live in tiny quarters built

on the roof of an upper class home. This scene is from Tegucigalpa, Honduras.


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Another feature common to many homes and business in Latin America is barred windows.


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Razor wire placed upon the top of walls and roofs is another means of deterring unauthorized entry. This photo was taken in San Salvador, El Salvador.


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Yet another means of discouraging intruders is the placement of pieces of broken class in drying mortar laid upon the top of walls dividing one property from another.


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Peasant villages act as part-cultures, combining elements of the traditional past and the modern present. Seen in this image is the village of San Buenaventure Nealtican in the state of Puebla,

Mexico. It is located about an hour by bus from the large metropolitan center of Puebla.


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The modest zócalo of San Buenaventura Nealtican.


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The all-purpose building of Nealtican, which serves as a tiny store, the community post office and, in the back, as a family residence. The building fronts the zócalo.


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Nealtican women, with young children nearby, washing clothes by hand in an irrigation ditch.


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Contrast the preceding scenes of Nealtican with the Paseo de la Reforma, the modern urban spine of Mexico City.


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Mexico City’s subway systems transports millions of passengers daily.


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A family residing in an inner city apartment in Veracruz, Mexico. Note the exposed electrical wiring and the crowded conditions.


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The leaders of many Latin American cities have attempted in recent years to renovate historic districts. This scene is of the Casco Viejo area of Panama City, Panama.


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A zone of in-situ accretion in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.


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Shanties built over filthy water, Manaus, Brazil.


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A migrant shanty along the Pan American Highway north of Quito, Ecuador.


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A squatter settlement in San Salvador, El Salvaor.


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A child living in a squatter settlement in San José, Costa Rica.


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Brasília, Brazil is the best known of Latin America’s planned new cities.


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Belmopan, Belize is another example of a new, planned administrative city.


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A Japanese agricultural colony near Rio Branco in Amazonian Brazil, near the border with Bolivia.


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