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Guess the City 50

Dan

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Doesn't look any city in Australia, New Zealand or South Africa. I'd scratch Africa period ... cities outsize of ZA and Zim tend to have dated skylines with some very goofy 1970s-era structures and few high-rise apartment buildings.

Has a South American look, with the scattered high-rise apartment buildings, the plaza and the Coca-Cola billboard. Landscape is flat, though, which makes things very interesting. I'll say it's a smaller city in South America ... oh, maybe along the Atlantic coast ... Recife, Brazil?
 
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If it didn't look so obviously South American, I'd say Tehran. Beautiful setting, and Latin-style sprawl.

Still, I'll guess another South American city. La Paz.
 
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Looks South American.

Caracas, Venezuela?

Viva El Jefe Chavez! Death to the Oil Executives! Death to the Imperialists! Glory to the Great Leader and Fidel!

Or, maybe Bogota.
 
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Looks latin... but I don't think it can be european (hence not italian or spanish).

I think I'll go for Quito, Ecuador.

For the ones saying Santiago....there are two things that are a characteristic of Santiago: 1.- SMOG! 2.- the filthy river it has!
 
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BOGOTA!

I'm definitely thinking Bogota. My top secret source (a Mormon co-worker who missioned in Venezuela) says there are no snow-clad mountains near Caracas. So, it has to be Bogota!
 
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OK. Then, given that they are neighbors, how about San Jose, Costa Rica?

It does look a little more prosperous than I imagine San Salvador to be, anyway.

You realize that this game is addicting and interfering with my work :)
 
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It's not a given that they're neighboreenos. I said I wouldn't give any clues. I want to, I just have to find a good clue, to make you suffer, like I have for so long.
 
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Panama City

All right. How about Panama City?

It looks way too prosperous to be Managua or Tegucigalpa.

If not Panama City, then the latter would be my choices. If not, I concede defeat. :)
 
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Ummmmm... Buenos Aires? Although, BA probably is bigger than this... and uh... I can't see the ocean in your photos. But I'll hazard a guess anyway.
 
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