Thursday, September 24, 2026

History Highlights

Ecuador Rules from a White Palace High in the Andes

High in the Andes, at an altitude of some two thousand eight hundred meters, the old city of Quito spreads across a mountain valley beneath the volcanoes of Ecuador. At

An Elegant House on Montevideo’s Great Square That Became Uruguay’s Seat of Power

On the Plaza Independencia, the grand ceremonial square at the heart of Montevideo, stands one of the most elegant and historically significant buildings in Uruguay. The Palacio Estevez served for

The Lima Ground Pizarro Chose and Never Stopped Ruling

On the northern side of the great Plaza Mayor of Lima, the ceremonial heart of the Peruvian capital, stands a long and stately building that has been the center of

The Chilean Mint That Became a Palace and a Battleground

In the heart of Santiago, capital of Chile, stands a long, elegant neoclassical building of restrained beauty that has served as the seat of the nation’s government for the better

Why Argentina Runs Its Government from a Pink House

At the eastern end of the Plaza de Mayo, the historic heart of Buenos Aires, stands a building whose distinctive color has made it one of the most recognizable seats