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Tag Archives: Buenos Aires
Dos puertas de la ciudad de China de America del Sur
I was rather surprised to find only two Chinatown gates in South America. They are located in Buenos Aires, Argentina and in Lima, Peru. Below are a photograph of each of these artistic structures: One would think with numerous megacities like … Continue reading
Posted in architecture, art, China, cities, Communications, culture, diversity, geography, globalization, historic preservation, history, immigration, inclusiveness, land use, peace, placemaking, planning, South America, third places, tourism, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged architecture, Argentina, art, Buenos Aires, China, Chinatown, ciudad de China, culture, design, diversity, gates, immigration, Lima, paifang, Peru, puertas, South America
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The “Latin America Green City Index”
In a visually stunning and remarkably detailed 2010 report prepared by The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) of The Economist magazine and Siemens AG, an expert advisory panel ranked 17 major urban centers of Latin America utilizing an eight category green city index. The index categories include: … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, climate change, culture, density, diversity, economic development, energy, environment, food systems, geography, health, history, infrastructure, land use, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, poverty, South America, spatial design, sprawl, sustainability, transit, transportation, urban planning, walking
Tagged Belo Horizonte, Bogota, Brasilia, Buenos Aires, cities, Curitiba, ecology, environment, green cities, Guadalajara, infrastructure, Latin America, Lima, Medellin, Mexico, Mexico City, Monterrey, Montevideo, planning, Porto Alegre, Puebla, Quito, Rio de Janeiro, Santiago, Sao Paulo, South America
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