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It is known as the market in the city where one can find produce and goods from other countries in Latin America such as Colombia and Cuba, whose flags hang from many stalls, as well as from Yucatán in Mexico. [2] [3] It has been nicknamed "La Pequeña Habana" (Little Havana), and there are over 500 stalls in total. [4]
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 include: Bosques de las Lomas - Upscale residential neighborhood and business center.
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").
The territory of modern Colonia Roma in pre-Hispanic times consisted of the very shallow waters of Lake Texcoco and a number of very small islands of firm ground, on one of which stood the village of Aztacalco. It was an independent village until the very early 20th century, when it was made its own colonia in 1903 with the name of La Romita. [10]
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.
Palacio de Hierro Polanco, Mexico City Inside of an El Palacio de Hierro store Art Nouveau stained-glass ceiling by Jacques Grüber at the downtown flagship (1921) [1]. El Palacio de Hierro (English: The Iron Palace) is an upscale chain of 16 full-line Palacio de Hierro department stores, 3 Boutique Palacio junior department stores, 2 Casa Palacio home stores, and 2 outlets located in Greater ...
Colonia Vista Alegre is a colonia in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City just south of the city's historic center.The boundaries of the colonia are formed by the following streets: Calzada de Chabacano to the south, José T. Cuellar to the north, Colonia Paulino Narvarro to the east and Calzada de Tlalpan to the west.