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The Colonia (/ k ə ˈ l oʊ n i ə / ⓘ; or La Colonia) is a neighborhood (Spanish: barrio) located in the central portion of the city of Oxnard, California, USA.The neighborhood was laid out by the Colonia Land Improvement Company in close proximity of the sugar factory and beet fields to house workers just east of the city's downtown business district.
Escandón is one of the colonias of Mexico City that were founded at the beginning of the 19th century on crop terrains that were formerly part of Hacienda de la Condesa, belonging to Condesa de Miravalle. This colony formed part of the Hacienda de la Condesa, being property of the family Escandón, who fractionated the terrains situated south ...
In the 1990s, colonias became a common American English name for the slums that developed on both sides of the Mexico–United States border. The history of the word colonias in the United States, and its interpretation through politics, suggests that places called colonias are not to be perceived as natural or prosperous communities. [7]
The Universidad de las Américas de la Ciudad de México (UDLA) was founded in 1940 as the Mexico City Junior College (MCC). In the 1960s, its name changed to the University of the Americas and shortly thereafter to the current one. It was founded in Colonia Roma but moved to a facility on the Mexico City-Toluca highway.
Zona Franca del Pacifico - Cali-Palmira, Colombia. [citation needed] Zona Franca Bogota - Bogota-Cundinamarca, Colombia [8] Zona Franca de Cucuta [8] Zona Franca Metropolitana S.a.s [8] Zona Franca de Occidente [8] Zona Franca Santander [8] Zona Franca de Tocancipa S.a [8] Zona Franca de Barranquilla [8] Zona Franca Brisa S.a [8] Zona Franca La ...
Colonia Florida is located in the Álvaro Obregón borough, in southern Mexico City. The neighborhood is bordered by: [1] Barranca del Muerto to the north, across which is Colonia Crédito Constructor in the Benito Juárez borough. Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur to the west, across which is Guadalupe Inn
Colonia del Sol (when translated to English is "Colony of the Sun") is a northern suburb of Cabo San Lucas, in Baja California Sur, Mexico. It is the third-largest locality in Los Cabos Municipality. It had a 2015 census population of 64,055 inhabitants [1] and lies at an elevation of 62 m (203 ft.).
Colonia Tránsito is a colonia or neighborhood in the Cuauhtémoc borough of Mexico City, just south of the city's historic center. It is a residential area although there has been recent redevelopment for more commercial uses.