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  1. A pre-Columbian ceramic statue of a young woman, six to nine centuries C.E.


  2. An example of pre-Colombian sculpture, Veracruz style, sixth to ninth centuries C.E.


  3. "British out of Malvinas [Falkland Islands], Yankees out of America [presumably, Latin America]." This 1994 slogan in downtown Buenos Aires expresses the anger of many Argentines regarding British occupation of the Falkland Islands and U.S. hegemony in Latin America.


  4. Casa Rosada, the "Red House," or presidential palace, in Buenos Aires. From here Juan Peron gave his speeches to the Argentine people.


  5. La Boca, a popular artist's colony in the suburbs of Buenos Aires.


  6. Parliament building in Buenos Aires, showing the European-style architecture characteristic of the city.


  7. Downtown Buenos Aires, showing the modern buildings in the capital of Argentina.


  8. Although less nutritious than rice, manioc is the hardy root and staple food of dry climes. A Brazilian woman exhibits the long tuber which is either boiled, fried, or ground into flour for many culinary dishes.


  9. Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro, one of the premier tourist spots in South America.


  10. The statue of Jesus overlooking the modern city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


  11. Sheep farming in Patagonia, southern Chile. The spectacular mountains of the southern Andes are in the background.


  12. The Roman Catholic cathedral in Mexico City. The church was built by the Spanish near the site of the Aztec temple at Tenochtitlan.


  13. A Mayan fortress at Tulum, on the coast of the Caribbean Sea. Archaeologists believe that the apertures in the fortress were placed in such a way as to guide sailors at sea.


  14. Mayan writing. These glyphs are carved on a wall at Pelenque and date to the eighth or ninth centuries.


  15. Bas reliefs at Pelenque. Note the heavy layer of fungus from the humid climate.


  16. Pyramid at Chichen-Itza. An example of late Maya pyramid architecture.


  17. Cenote at Chichen-Itza. This pond was used for human sacrifices in the late Mayan age.


  18. Pyramid at Uxmal, near Merida, in the Yucatan Peninsula. Another example of late Maya pyramic architecture.


  19. Palace of the Nuns, Uxmal. Its purpose is not clear to archaeologists, but it contains many small rooms, like a monastery.
   
 
   
 
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