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San Ángel. In Mexico, the neighborhoods of large metropolitan areas are known as 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.
Colonia Buenos Aires is a colonia of the Cuauhtémoc borough located south of the historic center of Mexico City.This colonia is primarily known for its abundance of dealers selling used car parts, and an incident when six youths were executed by police.
Suburbia is a Mexican chain of department stores now part of the El Puerto de Liverpool group and founded in 1970 in Mexico City.Its main activity consists of the sale of clothing, appliances, electronics and cell phones aimed at the middle and lower economic classes.
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 ...
Condesa or La Condesa is an area in the Cuauhtémoc Borough of Mexico City, south of Zona Rosa and 4 to 5 km west of the Zócalo, the city's main square. It is immediately west of Colonia Roma , together with which it is designated as a "Barrio Mágico Turístico" ("Touristic Magic Neighborhood").
It was named Distrito Federal (Federal District) until February 5, 2016, when it was officially renamed the Ciudad de México. [2] According to the 2020 Mexican census , it is the second most populated entity with 9,209,944 inhabitants and the smallest by land area , spanning 1,494.3 square kilometres (577.0 sq mi).
Zona Rosa is a portion of the official neighborhood of Colonia Juárez, comprising 24 of the colonia's 99 city blocks. [17] The borders of the area are formed by Paseo de la Reforma to the north, Varsovia Street to the west, Avenida Insurgentes to the east and Chapultepec Avenue and Metro Insurgentes to the south.
Colonia Valle Gómez is a colonia or neighborhood in the Venustiano Carranza borough of Mexico City, just north of the city’s historic center.The boundaries of the colonia are marked by the following streets:H.Congreso de la Unión to the east, Ferrocarril Hidalgo to the west, Río Consulado to the north and Platino Street to the south. [1]