Poundbury is what people want: charm. We are tired of the ugly same-ness of modern architecture. If you don't like it, fine. Live in your dystopian prison garrison. This is just another option and a lot of people love it, so hopefully there will be more developments like it.

Poundbury is a huge success. Most people would jump at the chance to live in such a place rather than a dreadful concrete tower block from the 1970s. If you could choose between living in Poundbury or the Barbican, which would you choose?

@urbanopolisyt

Omg The worst video ever... Guatemala is NOT full of crime. And the story you tell about Cayala is completely false!

It's a over hyped poorly built non environment friendly shit hole

Cayala is like Beverly Hills in Greater Los Angeles................................is LA. full of Crime.???? Your Commets are not a Reality or TRue,,, But certain neighborhoods are not safe, Just Like any other Urban City in the World...... Actually You Should explore Better the City of Guatemala ,,,,,YOu will find neighborhoods are have better living than any other American City including Beverly Hills..

Sin jardines ni parques :(

Misinformation about Guatemala having so much crime that you have to walk with police. Cayala is deforestation and segregates Guatemala City

This is Not a City is only a District in Zone 16 in Guatemala city, theres a Few of these in Guatemala City, Condado Naranjo is Another One

Many of us moved to Cayala from the USA so no everyone in Cayala is a corrupt politician

forgot to mention that this project did not comply with environmental regulations, thousands of trees were cut down without consideration for flora and fauna and entire communities were deprived of water service. This project is really hated by many people not only for what it is but also because it was built based on favors from corrupt officials to grant construction permits.

Beautiful Guatemala City.🇬🇹🥰

Full of crime ?? C’mon do not generalize

this is just an outdoor mall

American National living in Guatemala. Cayala is complete garbage. What the fcuk are you smoking?

Ciudad Cayalá is not a city. It only has the word "city" in it's name. This place, is a very well planned and managed urban development within Guatemala department's capital city (Guatemala City). The complex comprises a gated residential community for people belonging to socio- economic levels ranging from medium high to high. It also has a large commercial area open to the public, that is basically a big exterior mall which can also be accessed by the complex's residents. As a lifelong Guatemalan that knows his country well, I can say this is one of several interesting, safe and pleasant places that are worth visiting in this country, that in my opinion, is underrated by the international community.

Its called envy,,,,jealousey,,,,or maybe you get payed for spilling your venum. Guatemala is becomes better by the minute. The USA on the ohter hand..... getting worst and worst

I have to admit that your approach is a little harsh for my taste, but at the same time you might be right. Thank you for your Analyzes to Cayala.

Whattt!??? Nooo, this was a beautiful forest, they cut all the trees! And built a big white concrete elephant. A very expensive fortress, it should have built around the trees, with a green design and architecture inspired in our country, not in European architecture.😢

Wow an apartment costing less than a years income damn. Where im from its more like 10x the average years income

I live in Guatemala. If you don't live in Cayalá, then Cayalá it is only an open air really expensive mall

If perceived in a bubble, the shear scale is impressive. In its context, it seems like a more fragile version of a small China.

This is like any other subdivision where money is welcome in, but the people who are bringing that money are not welcome to stay & enjoy what their money pays for. As long as wealthy people want to live there & can decide what happens to their compounds, it will be fine.

This is accessible to ALL !!! Anyone can enter Cayalá. Stop spreading missinformation and half-truths. Places like Detroit and many more in the USA could really learn a lot from Guatemala.

En todas partes del mundo hay violencia y de las meras

Es simplemente pura en vidia

Sorry, but that's not a city. It's a mall, themed around a city that is only a few blocks long and wide. So it's more of an example of a walkable neighborhood than a walkable city. For instance, there is no such thing as public transportation.

It's very beautiful. I would def want to live there. I agree with the King!

yea... its just a big open Mall you can resume it like that

It's a bubble where privileged and corrupt politicians live

Guatemalan streets might be dangerous, but at least our public schools are safe for kids.

This was one of the most ignorant intros about Guatemala. The streets aren't FULL of crime. There are dangerous areas like any city, but you'd have to be an idiot gringo to walk into them.

I came here from Canada 8 years ago I bought a house I have a 4 year old daughter in a private college beautiful Guatemalan traditional wife it's all about what you're up to in the streets?

I don't think people are looking for perfect and the flaws of this town seem pretty insignificant. Clearly it is a successful town and for all the right reasons. I am impressed that King Charles had such resilience to criticism and stick to his vision.

A city like that is not only beautiful, but it will generate new income into the Guatemalan economy in taxes and new jobs.

I would recommend, as a Guatemalan myself, that people stop considering "Cayalá" a city. Or even a functional part of our society. Upscale shops that close due to soaring rent, paint a bleak picture of what goes underneath. This is a simulacrum of a neighborhood. A sore that causes an insane amount of traffic and a disfunctional neighborhood made for foreigners and nationals that cling desperately to any sort of foreign heritage. No one "lives" in Cayalá. No one "stays" longer than needed for a movie and maybe a meal. I've spent one eight of the minimum wage in there, for a few slices of pizza and glasses of soda. It's insane. Not only this, but it's an infamous area for enforcing the conservative, evangelical views of the upper echelons of Guatemalan society. We've had cases of people being thrown out, merely because they held their partner's hand in public, as an act of blatant homophobia. So, I beg you to reconsider. This isn't an "ideal". It isn't even something that I, as someone living a scant few minutes away from this glorified mall, can even identify with.

No. Just, no. As a guatemalan i can tell you, we dont think of Cayalá as an actual city. Ask anyone who actually lives here and we will tell you, ITS A SHOPPING MALL. One built and owned by corrupt rich individuals involved in national political scandals.

It's beautiful, the only thing needed is a mega fountain like the one in Vegas. Water features make a city more appealing

Unique and beatiful designs. Great city

Urban city, si ciudad de guatemala tiene una muy alta taza de criminalidad, pero no, cayala es artificial, "caquera", opulenta, es un centro comercial enorme, carísimo y sobrevalorado

Cayala is not a city, its an overvalued mall for the richest of people here and its all artificial, its just trying to imitate La Antigua Guatemala

"promosm" 🤗

As a Guatemalan, I hate Cayala. It’s not because of the concept or the luxury. I have no quarrels with that. It’s a distasteful monument to ostentaciousness, and it’s poorly executed. Yes, it is visually striking, specially in a third-world country. But it is awful, and your comment that no architect would find any faults with it are absolutely false. There are many interesting things in the concept of Cayala, specially the development of open spaces that are accessible to everyone (no such thing usually exists in Guatemala City), but the execution is horrendous. Also, although technically correct that the residences are “over 70% of what the average Guatemalan makes in a year” is true, it’s also not descriptive. If I’m not mistaken, a house tends to be about USD1M and an apartment about USD700k. The average Guatemalan might go a lifetime without making that kind of money, and if you look at it in terms of rent, the average salary in the city is still below the average monthly rent price. Also, this area was originally a forest. Yes, it was private land, but it was converted to a huge slab of concrete, so not only is that an insult to the environment, it also means that it is scorching hot when you are there during the summer. All of this long winded comment can be summarized in stating that I hate Cayala for what it is, not what it wanted to be.

The best township in the whole world…by King Charles. Very artistic…

This is simply an undifferentiated report, with the quality of an infomercial

erm, isnt this stolen

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