Top Highlights

• the Laws of the Indies required that colonial cities have a grid pattern built around a central plaza.
• the next most dominant part of Latin American cities is the commercial spine that is surrounded by residential developments for the most elite and wealthy people in the city.
• The spine itself is considered an extension of the CBD and it is home to many commercial and industrial applications.
• The elite residential sector is where nearly all of the city's professionally built houses are and the upper class and upper middle class live in these regions.
• zone of maturity is located around the CBD and is considered an inner city location.

Domain