Figure 12-01
Lima, Peru has been one of Latin America’s largest and most
influential administrative centers since the early colonial era.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly
Figure 12-02
Havana, Cuba has functioned since its founding as one of Latin
America’s leading commercial cities.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly
Figure 12-03
Quito, Ecuador has acted as a regional industrial center throughout
its history.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-04
The central plaza and kiosk of Heredia, Costa Rica.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-05
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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Figure 12-06
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.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly
Figure 12-07
A Mérida, Yucatán street scene.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-08
An inner city apartment building, or vecindad, in Puebla, Mexico.
Note the absence of yards between the buildings and the streets.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-09
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-10
Another feature common to many homes and business in Latin
America is barred windows.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-11
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-12
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-13
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-14
The modest zócalo of San Buenaventura Nealtican.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-15
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-16
Nealtican women, with young children nearby, washing clothes by
hand in an irrigation ditch.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-17
Contrast the preceding scenes of Nealtican with the Paseo de la
Reforma, the modern urban spine of Mexico City.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-18
Mexico City’s subway systems transports millions of passengers
daily.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-19
A family residing in an inner city apartment in Veracruz, Mexico.
Note the exposed electrical wiring and the crowded conditions.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-20
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.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-21
A zone of in-situ accretion in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-22
Shanties built over filthy water, Manaus, Brazil.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly
Figure 12-23
A migrant shanty along the Pan American Highway north of Quito,
Ecuador.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-24
A squatter settlement in San Salvador, El Salvaor.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-25
A child living in a squatter settlement in San José, Costa Rica.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-26
Brasília, Brazil is the best known of Latin America’s planned new
cities.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly
Figure 12-27
Belmopan, Belize is another example of a new, planned
administrative city.
Credit: David L. Clawson
Figure 12-28
A Japanese agricultural colony near Rio Branco in Amazonian
Brazil, near the border with Bolivia.
Credit: Charles M. Nissly