Latin America

Argentina

Neuquen province, 1968

la_arg1

La Pampa province, municipality of Damian Maisonnave, 1949, Truck (Camion)

la_arg2

Entre Rios province, 1935

la_arg3

Brazil

Rio de Janeiro province and city, 1977

la_brazil

Chile

c.1950s, front plate used on consular vehicles in the United States in addition to a local license plate

la_chileconsulate

I found this and several others at an estate sale in the Puget Sound area, and suspect these may have been used on vehicles owned by the Chilean consulate in Seattle.  The hole patterns indicate it predates the 1956 size standardization of U.S. plates.

Colombia

c.2001, Santa Fe de Bogota locality

la_colombia

Cuba

c.1989, taxi

la_cuba

El Salvador

1930 ox cart

la_elsalv

These small plates were manufactured by the Irwin Hodson company of Portland, OR.

Mexico

Puebla state, 1942

la_mexico

Uruguay

Department of Durazno, doctor.  Date unknown

la_uruguay

Venezuela

Fire dept, state of Bolivar, municipality of Heres.  Date unknown

la_vzla-fire

This plate is made of heavy cast aluminum

1937, state of Zulia, municipality of Maracaibo

la_vzla-zulia