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Chile is a very very modern country. It has some colonial stuff but very little. I am also under the impression Venezuela does not either, but I could be wrong. Aside from that I think most, if not all, will have the architecture.
Generally, the cites of Latin America that suffered the worst earthquakes!
After a quake, desperate to provide housing, there's usually little time, or money, to try and reproduce the old. Get it up as quickly as possible! Ugly, unattractive, so what! People need a place to live! Banks and hotels are in a hurry to get back to business!
Why is Managua, Guatemala City so unattractive?
Last edited by tijlover; 04-04-2012 at 01:56 AM..
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Generally, the cites of Latin America that suffered the worst earthquakes!
After a quake, desperate to provide housing, there's usually little time, or money, to try and reproduce the old. Get it up as quickly as possible! Ugly, unattractive, so what! People need a place to live! Banks and hotels are in a hurry to get back to business!
Why is Managua, Guatemala City so unattractive?
have you been to Guatemala City?
Last edited by sosaalberto15; 04-08-2012 at 03:19 PM..
Twice! When you compare the cobble-stoned, colonial city of Antigua, 40+ miles way, with Guatemala City, you can see the contrast!
There's some colonial buildings in GC that have survived, like the Spring Hotel I've stayed in downtown, but walking around a good part of the city, they are far inbetween.
But many tourists crave the older restored colonial cities when they go to Latin America, like Cuenca, Ecuador. Myself, I appreciate the colonial flavor, but I also love modern architecture.
I spent some time in Huaraz, Peru 5 years ago. That entire city, aside from one small block, was leveled by an earthquake in 1970, so all the buildings in that city were built post-1970 and it shows! Colonial architecture lovers should stay clear of here and go furthur north to Cajamarca!
i love Antigua and Cuidad Vieja Guatemala. Antigua is actually older that Cuenca, when it comes to colonial architecture. Did you also go to Tikal, when you were in Guatemala?
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