Apoquindo Avenue is a major
thoroughfare
A thoroughfare is a primary passage or way as a transit route through regularly trafficked areas, whether by road on dry land or, by
extension, via watercraft or aircraft. On land, a thoroughfare may refer to anything from a multi-lane highwa ...
in
Santiago, Chile. It extends
through the commune of
Las Condes.
Description
Apoquindo Avenue originates immediately east of
Tobalaba Avenue. The main stretch of this street runs eastward from the eastern end of
Providencia Avenue at Canal San Carlos to
Américo Vespucio Avenue
Américo Vespucio Avenue is a
ring road in Santiago, Chile named after Renaissance cartographer Amerigo Vespucci. Two adjacent sections of the avenue are occupied by Vespucio Norte Express and Vespucio Sur free-flow tolling highways, which are ...
, passing on the way through El Golf neighborhood. Glass fronted buildings rise on both sides of the avenue along this section. It has three lanes each way and wide sidewalks.
West of Manquehue Avenue, Las Condes Avenue branches off from Apoquindo. The
Church of San Vicente Ferrer marks the terminus of the avenue.
Santiago Metro
The eastern portion of the Line 1 of the
Santiago Metro
The Santiago Metro ( es, Metro de Santiago) is a rapid transit system serving the city of Santiago, the capital of Chile. It currently consists of seven lines (numbered 1-6 and 4A), 136 stations, and of revenue route. The system is managed by th ...
runs under Apoquindo Avenue, stopping at
El Golf,
Alcántara,
Escuela Militar,
Manquehue,
Hernando de Magallanes and
Los Dominicos stations.
See also
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Apoquindo
Apoquindo ( Runasimi ''Apuk-kintu'' flowers for the deity) is the name of a river and pre-Columbian settlement located east of the city of Santiago de Chile, at the foot of the foothills, in the present town of Las Condes. This settlement late ...
*
Apoquindo massacre
References
{{Commons category, Avenida Apoquindo
Streets in Chile