Then and now: incredible photos of Latin America’s famous landmarks
Hannah Foster-Roe
24 July 2024
Travel in time
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Then: Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico
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Now: Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico
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Then: Machu Picchu, near Cusco, Peru
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Now: Machu Picchu, near Cusco, Peru
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Then: Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile
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Now: Moai statues, Easter Island, Chile
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Then: Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Now: Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Then: Monserrate cableway, Bogota, Colombia
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Now: Monserrate cableway, Bogota, Colombia
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Then: Panama Canal, Panama
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Now: Panama Canal, Panama
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Then: Tikal, Guatemala
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Now: Tikal, Guatemala
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Then: Havana Cathedral, Havana, Cuba
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Now: Havana Cathedral, Havana, Cuba
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Then: Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
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Now: Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
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Then: Copan, Honduras
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Now: Copan, Honduras
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Then: Palacio de Gobierno, Asuncion, Paraguay
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Now: Palacio de Gobierno, Asuncion, Paraguay
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Then: Chichen Itza, Mexico
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Now: Chichen Itza, Mexico
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Then: Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia
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Now: Cerro Rico, Potosi, Bolivia
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Then: Playa de los Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Now: Playa de los Pocitos, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Then: Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Now: Christ the Redeemer, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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