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Encyclopedia > Avenida de los Insurgentes

The Avenida de los Insurgentes ("Avenue of the Insurgents") is a street in Mexico City, said to be the longest 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... Avenue can mean any of the following: Most commonly, it refers to two parallel lines of trees specially planted as a landscape feature. ...


The Mexico City Metrobús bus rapid transit system, opened in 2005, runs through this avenue. Metrobús is a bus rapid transit system in Mexico City, Mexico. ... Silver Line in Boston Bus rapid transit (BRT) is a broad term given to a variety of different transportation systems which attempt to use buses to provide a quality service through a set of various improvements to the bus line. ...


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MSN Encarta - Mexico City (3190 words)
Farther to the west is the Paseo de la Reforma, an elegant, tree-lined boulevard that is 60 m (200 ft) wide.
Los Pinos, the official residence and working offices of the president, is also on the grounds, but it is not open to the public.
Another institution, the Colegio de México, patterned after the United States university system, is widely known for its graduate program and its research in the social sciences.
History (10358 words)
Lo que es claro sobre este período es que hubo una asimilación de una sociedad a otra y eventualmente se desarrolló en lo que se conoce como los Araúcos quiénes eran los habitantes de la isla al llegar Colón a quiénes los bautizó como Taínos.
Los esclavos que primero llegarón a Puerto Rico vinieron de las áreas de lo que hoy se conoce como Mali y Nigeria (en siglos más tardes esclavos fueron traídos hasta de Angola).
Los hombres trabajaban como comerciantes, críados, recogedores de indios (recogían los Taínos asignados a la tarea minera y los conducían a sus regiones de trabajo) y mineros que lograron que se les asignaran Taínos para la extracción del oro.
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