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Benito Juárez, Mexico City
Benito Juárez (), is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. It is a largely residential area, located to the south of historic center of Mexico City, although there are pressures for areas to convert to commercial use. It was named after Benito Juárez, president in the 19th century. The borough has the highest socioeconomic index in the country as it is primarily populated by the middle and upper middle classes. The borough is home to a number of landmarks such as the World Trade Center Mexico City, the Estadio Azul, the Plaza México and the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros. The borough The borough is in the north center of the Mexico City, just south of the oldest section of the city. It borders the boroughs of Miguel Hidalgo, Cuauhtémoc, Coyoacán, Iztapalapa, Iztacalco and Álvaro Obregón. The borders are formed by two rivers, the La Piedad and the Churubusco, as well as the following streets: Presidente Adolfo López Mateos (Anillo Periférico), 11 de Abril ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boroughs Of Mexico City
Mexico City is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico, the others being the 31 states. It was named (Federal District) up to February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the . According to the 2020 Mexican Census, it is the second most populated entity with inhabitants and the smallest by land area spanning . Despite containing the word "City", it is not governed as a city but as a unit consisting of multiple subdivisions. As a result of the Political Reforms enacted in 2016, it is no longer designated as a federal district and became a city, a member entity of the Mexican federation, seat of the Powers of the Union and the capital of Mexico. Mexico City is not organized into municipalities. Instead, it is divided into 16 boroughs, officially designated as in Spanish. Headed by a mayor, these boroughs kept the same territory and name as the former , while expanding their local government powers. Boroughs are considered as third-level subdivisions for statistical data ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iztacalco
Iztacalco () is a borough (''demarcación territorial'') in Mexico City. It is located in the central-eastern area and it is the smallest of the city's boroughs. The area's history began in 1309 when the island of Iztacalco, in what was Lake Texcoco, was settled in 1309 by the Mexica who would later found Tenochtitlan, according to the Codex Xolotl. The island community would remain small and isolated through the colonial period, but drainage projects in the Valley of Mexico dried up the lake around it. The area was transformed into a maze of small communities, artificial islands called chinampas and solid farmland divided by canals up until the first half of the 20th century. Politically, the area has been reorganized several times, being first incorporated in 1862 and the modern borough coming into existence in 1929. Today, all of the canals and farmland are dried out and urbanized as the most densely populated borough and the second most industrialized. The borough The borough ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xoco
Xoco is a neighborhood of Mexico City in Benito Juárez borough. Xoco was originally a village dating to times before the Spanish conquest. Now it is an important commercial hot spot that lies just across the northern edge of Coyoacán, and is home to Centro Coyoacán and Patio Universidad shopping centers and the Torre Mitikah development, which will be Mexico City's biggest mixed used complex. Xoco is served by the Coyoacán station of the Mexico City metro which belongs to line 3. The national cinematheque, the Cineteca Nacional, also stands here and is home to a cemetery, the Panteón de Xoco, the IMER, the Instituto Nacional para el Desarrollo de los Pueblos Indígenas, and the Roberto Cantoral concert hall. Education Private schools: * Instituto Simón Bolívar (). |
San Pedro De Los Pinos
San Pedro de los Pinos is a neighborhood located in center-west of Mexico City. Before being urbanized during the first half of the 20th century, the colonia was part of a vast farming area belonging to several ranches and haciendas. Location San Pedro de los Pinos is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is bordered by: *11 de abril street on the north, across which is Tacubaya, in the Miguel Hidalgo borough *Calle 2 street on the northwest, across which is Colonia 8 de agosto *Anillo Periférico on the west, across which is the Álvaro Obregón borough *Río Becerra on the south and east, across which is Santa María Nonoalco on the south, and Colonia Nápoles and Colonia Ampliación Nápoles on the east Description San Pedro de los Pinos is a mixed neighborhood with both residential and commercial buildings. Most of the residential buildings date back to the first half of the 20th century, though new apartment buildings are being built i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San José Insurgentes
San José Insurgentes is a neighborhood located in southwest Mexico City. Location San José Insurgentes is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is bordered by: *Av. Río Mixcoac on the north, across which is Colonia Insurgentes Mixcoac *Av. Revolución on the west, across which is Colonia Merced Gómez and Mixcoac *Barranca del Muerto on the south, across which is Guadalupe Inn in the Álvaro Obregón borough * Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur, across which is Colonia Crédito Constructor Description San José Insurgentes is a mixed neighborhood, with both residential zones as well as office buildings, hotels and commerces. The neighborhood is home to the iconic theater Teatro de los Insurgentes. The colonia has a public park called Parque de la Bola (English: Park of the Ball) which is located exactly at the center of the neighborhood, forming a roundabout that connects the two main avenues of the area: Félix Parra and Plateros. History Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciudad De Los Deportes
Ciudad de los Deportes (literally: Sports City) is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City. The neighborhood was initially planned to have several sports facilities including tennis courts, swimming pools, football fields and gymnasiums (hence the name) as well as a residential and commercial zone. Nevertheless, only two of the planned facilities were built: a bullring, the Plaza México and the Estadio Ciudad de los Deportes. Location Ciudad de los Deportes is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. The neighborhood is bordered by: * Eje 5 Sur San Antonio on the north, across which is Colonia Ampliación Nápoles *Avenida Patriotismo on the west, across which is Santa María Nonoalco * Eje 6 Sur Holbein on the south, across which is Colonia Noche Buena and Colonia San Juan * Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur on the east, across which is Colonia Insurgentes San Borja Description Ciudad de los Deportes has two of the most important sports facilities in Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonia Mixcoac
Colonia may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Colonia (music group), a Croatian dance music group * ''Colonia'' (Autopsia album), 2002 * ''Colonia'' (A Camp album), 2009 * ''Colonia'' (film), a 2015 historical romantic thriller Places *Colonia (Roman), a Roman Empire outpost in conquered territory to secure it, and later the highest status of Roman city *Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay **Colonia Department *Colonia, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia *Colonia, New Jersey, U.S. *Colonia, Oxnard, California, U.S. *Colonia, Tritenii de Jos, Cluj County, Romania *Colonia (Mexico), a type of neighborhood in a Mexican city *Colonia (United States), a type of community along the U.S.–Mexico border *Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium, the Roman colony from which the German city of Cologne developed Other uses *Colonia (surname), including a list of people with the name * ''Colonia'' (ship), a cable vessel that worked on the All Red Line See also * Colony (other) * Kolonia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonia Narvarte
Colonia Narvarte is the commonly used name for an area in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City. Geography The area commonly known as Narvarte or Colonia Narvarte actually contains five officially recognized neighborhoods: *Colonia Piedad Narvarte *Colonia Atenor Salas *Colonia Narvarte Poniente *Colonia Narvarte Oriente *Colonia Vértiz Narvarte Narvarte is bordered on the west by Colonia del Valle, the north by Viaducto Miguel Alemán freeway, across which are Colonia Roma Sur, Colonia Buenos Aires and Colonia Doctores. History The old village of La Piedad was located in Colonia Piedad Narvarte, but no traces remain. The area was developed starting in the 1940s, and Japanese, German and Lebanese immigrants moved here. Points of interest The large Parque Delta shopping center is located in Colonia Piedad Narvarte. The headquarters of the Secretariat of Communications and Transportation with its famous murals is also located in the area. Transportation The area is served ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colonia Nápoles
Colonia Nápoles is a colonia, is an officially recognized neighborhood in Benito Juárez borough, Mexico City, and one of the iconic Mid-Century neighborhoods of Mexico City along with Colonia Del Valle. Location It is bordered by: * Viaducto Río Becerra and colonia San Pedro de los Pinos on the west * Viaducto Río Becerra and Viaducto Miguel Alemán, and colonia Escandón on the north * Avenida de los Insurgentes and Colonia del Valle on the east * on the south, colonia Ampliación Nápoles stretches from Calle Georgia to Eje 5 Sur San Antonio; across San Antonio is colonia Ciudad de los Deportes. Description Landmarks include the World Trade Center complex with offices, restaurants, cinemas and shopping, and the Polyforum Cultural Siqueiros, a performing arts center designed and painted by David Alfaro Siqueiros one of the most important muralists and painter in Mexico. One of the original developments here in the late 1930s was Parque de la Lama, designed by Raúl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vecindad
''Vecindad'' (Spanish, 'neighborhood'; concept of householder, citizenship) is a deeply-rooted Hispanic concept. In Iberia during the Reconquista from Muslim rule, new towns were founded and to entice settlers, they were offered the status of ''vecinos'', prominent and respected residents and citizens. In colonial Mexico in the immediate conquest era, only encomenderos, those holding grants of the labor and tribute of particular Indian communities, were granted the title of ''vecino''. As Spanish cities were founded in New Spain, ''vecinos'' could petition the municipal council '' cabildo'' for a grant of land in the municipality to build a house and land outside the municipality to pursue economic activity. As the number of Spanish households increased, the term ''vecino'' expanded to mean male head of household and neighbor, and came to mean being a member of Spanish colonial society. The word ''vecindad'' can also refer to a person's legal residence, in terms of a city, provi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake Texcoco
Lake Texcoco ( es, Lago de Texcoco) was a natural lake within the "Anahuac" or Valley of Mexico. Lake Texcoco is best known as where the Aztecs built the city of Tenochtitlan, which was located on an island within the lake. After the Spanish conquest of the Aztec Empire, efforts to control flooding by the Spanish led to most of the lake being drained. The entire lake basin is now almost completely occupied by Mexico City, the capital of the present-day nation of Mexico. Drainage of the lake has led to serious ecological and human consequences: the local climate and water availability have changed considerably, contributing to water scarcity in the area; subsequent groundwater extraction leads to land subsidence under much of the city; and native species endemic to the lake region have become severely endangered or extinct due to ecosystem change, such as the axolotl. After the cancellation of the Mexico City Texcoco Airport, the government initiated a major restoration project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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