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Colonia Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City
Colonia Cuauhtémoc is a colonia (Mexico), colonia (official neighborhood) in the Cuauhtémoc, Mexico City, Cuauhtémoc municipality of central Mexico City. It is located just north of Paseo de la Reforma, west of the historic center of Mexico City. The colonia was created in the late 19th century after some false starts, and is named after the Monument to Cuauhtémoc which is a nearby landmark on Paseo de la Reforma. Actions taken by residents have ensured that the area remains mostly residential, with commercial development limited to the strip along Paseo de la Reforma. This strip includes a number of important buildings such as the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Torre Mayor, the Torre HSBC, the Embassy of the United Kingdom, Mexico City, British Embassy, and the Embassy of the United States, Mexico City, United States Embassy. Location The neighborhood is bordered by: *James Sullivan street on the northeast, across which is Colonia San Rafael *Circuito Interior, Circuito Interio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Neighborhoods In Mexico City
In Mexico, the neighborhoods of large metropolitan areas are known as Colonia (Mexico), colonias. One theory suggests that the name, which literally means colony, arose in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when one of the first urban developments outside Mexico City's core was built by a French immigrant colony. Unlike neighborhoods in the United States, ''colonias'' in Mexico City have a specific name which is used in all official documents and postal addresses. Usually, ''colonias'' are assigned a specific postal code; nonetheless, in recent urban developments, gated community, gated communities are also defined as ''colonias'', yet they share the postal code with adjacent neighborhoods. When writing a postal address the name of the ''colonia'' must be specified after the postal code and preceding the name of the city. For example: ::''Calle Dakota 145'' ::''Colonia Nápoles '' ::''Alc. Benito Juárez '' ::''03810 Ciudad de México '' Some of the better known ''colonias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
