Hipódromo is a
barrio
''Barrio'' () is a Spanish language, Spanish word that means "Quarter (urban subdivision), quarter" or "neighborhood". In the modern Spanish language, it is generally defined as each area of a city, usually delimited by functional (e.g. residenti ...
(neighbourhood) of
Asunción, the capital of
Paraguay. It's a relatively new neighbourhood with a population of 8,348 people,
and provides one of the biggest
green areas in Asunción. The name comes from the Spanish meaning of the word
Hippodrome, which stands for "horse racetrack". This is because the largest horse racetrack in Paraguay, the
Hipódromo de Asunción Hipódromo, a Spanish and Portuguese word meaning "racecourse", may refer to:
* Barrio Hipódromo, a populated place in Maldonado Department, Uruguay
*Colonia Hipódromo Condesa, a neighborhood west of the historic center of Mexico City
* Hipódromo ...
, lies within this barrio.
The name of the streets generally carry the name of characteristic trees from the Paraguayan countryside (such as Yvyrapytá, Quebracho and Paraíso) or the name of native tribes of South America (Carios, Guaraníes and Incas).
This barrio is home to a large number of open areas of recreational uses, such as small
park
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are urban green space, green spaces set aside for recreation inside t ...
s and
plazas. Besides having the Jockey Club other important institutions reside in Hipódromo, such as the Institute of Superior Teaching (Instituto Superior de Enseñanza), the National School of Physical Education (Escuela Nacional de Educación Física), National Sports Council (Consejo Nacional de Deportes) and the Paraguayan Tennis Association (Asociación Paraguaya de Tenis).
One of the most particular sites of this barrio is the "Champions Village" section. The residents of this
village are the former players of the women's
Paraguay national basketball team that won the
1952
Events January–February
* January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses.
* February 6
** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...
and
1962
Events January
* January 1 – Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand.
* January 3 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro for preaching communism.
* January 8 – Harmelen train disaster: 93 die in the wors ...
Women's South American Championships. The village was built in the early 1970s, when then President
Alfredo Stroessner recognized the merit of the players by building them houses.
References
Neighbourhoods of Asunción
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