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Encyclopedia > Avenida Insurgentes

The Avenida de los Insurgentes ("Avenue of the Insurgents") is a street in Mexico City, said to be the longest street/avenue in the world. It runs some 28.8 km (18 mi) North to South, crossing the whole of Mexico City Mexico City (Spanish: Ciudad de México) is the name of a megacity located in the Valley of Mexico (Valle de México), a large valley in the high plateaus (altiplano) at the center of Mexico, about 2,240 metres (7,349 feet) above sea-level, surrounded on most sides...


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Avenida de los Insurgentes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (418 words)
Avenida de los Insurgentes (English: Insurgents Avenue) sometimes known simply as Insurgentes is the largest avenue in Mexico City and said to be the longest in the world with a length of 28.8 km (18 miles) on a north-south axis across the city.
Insurgentes has its origins in what was during the early 20th century known as the Via del Centenario which ran from city centre to the southern suburbs.
Many decades later, after it was paved and widened its name was changed to Avenida de los Insurgentes, apparently this happened during the administration of President Miguel Alemán, when the area attracted wealthy urbanites for sophisticated, modern housing.
Secretaria de Transportes y Vialidad (498 words)
Con una longitud de 28.8 kilómetros la Avenida de los Insurgentes es una de las arterias más importantes de la ciudad de México, ya que atraviesa la ciudad de norte a sur y de sur a norte.
Insurgentes – Ángel Urraza, Col. Del Valle ; Insurgentes – Reforma, Col. Juárez; Insurgentes – Montevideo, Col.
Avenida de los Insurgentes también cuenta con lugares de interés, de recreación, de comercio y negocios, así como de asistencia, entre los que se pueden mencionar los siguientes:
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