Walkthrough for Bellingcat's 'The Rider's View' challenge

Hi, welcome to this write-up for the 4. The Rider's View challenge from Bellingcat. Here you can see my thought processes and what steps I took to get to the answer, but of course there are many different ways of reaching the same results. First lookWe've received a picture made by Giancarlo of two people on a motorcycle on a busy street. It's our task to find an answer to the following question: What nearby monument can the rider see from their vantage point, and what is the name of the person the monument is dedicated to? To know what the driver could see, I'd first have to find the location of where they were driving. Before starting my search, I inspect any photograph, so I can make a list of notable information. This helps me know what to pay attention to during the search, and I can return to the list when I get stuck. Looking at this picture, I noted: The scene looks like it could be in South America. Because the cars' license plates are yellow, I immediately expected to be in…

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