Viejas peligrosas was the headline of an article in yesterday’s Noticias, chronicling the dangerous old buildings in the 484-block historic center of Oaxaca. According to the article, 23 properties are at high risk of falling, are magnets for trash disposal, and are sources of disease.
Although en español, I encourage even non Spanish speakers to take a look at the revealing slideshow of some of the more egregious, but highly photogenic, properties at the end of the article.
In addition, I’d like to nominate this building:
And, what do you think about the roof???
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