Videos of people walking and driving around Latin American cities (places, cheap)
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There is some building going on in the historic center but more renovations than anything. There are too many historical buildings to build much of anything around there. There were already a lot of buildings torn down after the major 1976 earthquake. During the civil war the area fell into dispair, so over the last decade or so there are efforts to preserve, restore and renovate the area. Very slowly things are coming around. You hear about young people wanting to move to the centro historico. Something you wouldn't have heard a decade ago. Lots of old buildings being turned into apartments.
There is also a safety factor to highrises, since they are gated communities on a vertical scale. They have their own security and not everyone is allowed in them without permission.
Yeah in a place like Guatemala city, I think that is a big factor for many looking to buy an apartment
That's not a typical neighborhood or even how people dress. A quick glance of the city in Google Street View gives a closer view of reality.
I was joking.
We have "hoods" like that in Brazil too. Less than 2% of Brazil's population live in "hoods" of that kind. In some cities like Rio that number may rise to 5% of the city population.
We have "hoods" like that in Brazil too. Less than 2% of Brazil's population live in "hoods" of that kind. In some cities like Rio that number may rise to 5% of the city population.
Even in "hoods" most people aren't like that,
Anyway, the following data is old (2005) and in fact in most countries they have fallen with various degrees of success, though in a few like Venezuela it probably went through the roof. The percentage of people living in urban substandard housing on a national level (blue) and the average for the region (the black line). Most of these types of homes are found in slums. In some countries where most of the population is urban its a close proxy to the situation on a nationwide level, but those countries where the most of the population is rural or it makes a significant percentage then the graph only tells part of the story. In the DR the rural population has gone down to about 20% - 30%, from a high over 80% as recent as the 1980's.
For those that may not know, Santo Domingo is in Dominican Republic (República Dominicana).
Maan I need to get myself to Guatemala! Always considered Guatemala city as the most elegant big(ish) city in Central America.
It's encouraging to know they're not abandoning the historic center around that big square, converting some buildings to apartments is a great start.
Having done 5 trips to Central America (no Costa Rica) in the 2000's, riding the chicken buses everywhere, my top favorite city is Tegucigalpa. I'm a sucker for hilly cities. Guatemala City is up too high in elevation and too flat and the hills/mountains too far off into the distance to make it a prettier city.
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