拉丁美洲是世界上城市化水平较高的地区之一,1985年城市人口占总人口的65％,不仅超过非洲(31％)和亚洲(29％),甚至略高于苏联(64％)和东欧(62％)。一、拉丁美洲城市发展的历史拉美城市发展已有近2000年的历史,大致可以划分为如下三个阶段: (一)古代印第安文明城市起源时期 1492年哥伦布“发现”新大陆之前,美洲印第安人估计已达1400～4000万人。他们的社会经济发展水平相差悬殊,其中玛雅人、阿兹台克人和印加人已进入从原始社会向奴隶社会 Latin America is one of the most urbanized areas in the world. In 1985, the urban population accounted for 65% of the total population, not only in Africa (31%) and Asia (29%), but also slightly higher than the Soviet Union (64%) and Eastern Europe (62%). I. History of Latin American Urban Development Latin American cities have been developed for almost 2000 years and can be divided into the following three stages: 1. The Origin of Ancient Indian Civilizations Before the discovery of the New World by Columbus in 1492, the American Indians estimated Has reached 1400 ~ 40 million people. Their disparities in socio-economic development have led the Maya, Aztecs and Incas to enter from the primitive society to the slave society