Seven students and graduates of the Faculty of Architecture at the National University of Rosario are going to visit 50 cities in 40 days, a whirlwind tour of cities within Mercosur.According to IPS, the project is called Proyecto Brasilia (the Brasilia Project) because the city of Brasilia is a strange amalgamation of architectural phenomenon.It was created to be a “modern” city and it will be interesting for the students to contrast it with other small towns and cities in Latin America.When the students return from their over 10,000 kilometer journey, they will put together an exhibit with a catalogue of buildings visited en route, a DVD, a book and a documentary film.

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Located 75 miles east of Mexico City, Tlaxcala is a quiet town with a population of only 50,000 and it’s the capital city of Mexico’s smallest state. This is a small, extraordinary, beautiful, colonial city that was founded by the Spanish conqueror Hernan Cortez in 1520.

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