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grand monument to the era of rail transportation, Montevideo's
General Artigas Railway Station could soon be filled with
shops and theatres. Photo by David Mangurian—IDB.
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URBAN
HERITAGE:
A
fresh start for old cities
No sooner is the
last roofing tile set in place than a building begins to deteriorate.
The paint peels, the foundation settles and the walls crack.
Insects with an appetite for wood move in and start raising
families. The neighborhood also ages. Roads crumble, water
mains begin to leak, and cash-strapped landlords put off maintenance...
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"[The
IDB] is showing that [it] can turn the vicious cycle of poverty, decay
and neglect into a virtuous cycle to create a good place to visit, a
good place to do business, and a good place to live."
—Eduardo
Rojas
IDB Senior Urban Planner
LOCATION,
LOCATION
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Confined
in a long, constricted valley some 9,000 feet above sea level,
Quito looks like a bow tie from above...
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