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Infrastructure investments in big cities have never been a priority for governments in Latin America Latin America, the Spanish-speaking, Portuguese-speaking, and French-speaking countries (except Canada) of North America, South America, Central America, and the West Indies. . Out-of-control growth, poor planning and tight budgets have made urban chaos This article is about the 3rd-person action-adventure game.
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Millions have moved from the country to the cities in the last few decades, leading to explosive growth in urban centers such as Mexico City and Sao Paulo. Meanwhile, basic investment in water, sewer, pavement and drainage has not kept up. According to the United Nations, the population rate in urban Latin America is now close to 80%. Comparatively, in the United States, more than 85% live in cities, a figure the world body estimates Latin Americans will achieve by 2030. Unless heavy investment is made in the region's biggest cities, problems like flooding, a lack of basic services basic services,
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 transit will be a worsening nightmare for the millions who live in those cities.

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Title Annotation:infrastructure investments
Publication:Latin Trade
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Date:Apr 1, 2006
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