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Terminal Naranjal
Metropolitano is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of Lima, Peru. Its construction began in the year 2006. History The origins of the Metropolitano go back to the ''Lima Bus'' project, which was planned and proposed during the administration of former mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona. Its construction began in the year 2006 during Luis Castañeda Lossio's first period as Mayor of Lima. Service commenced on July 28, 2010, during the second term of former mayor Luis Castañeda. On March 18, 2019, Lima mayor Jorge Muñoz announced the expansion of the Metropolitano line, consisting of the construction of a 12-kilometer road from Naranjal station, in Independencia, to Chimpu Ocllo avenue, in Carabayllo. This system is similar to the TransMilenio of Bogota, and inspired by the previous system that existed in the city the National Urban Transport Company (In spanish'': Empresa Nacional de Transporte Urbano-ENATRU''), which was the first urban transport system in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima
Lima ( ; ), founded in 1535 as the Ciudad de los Reyes (, Spanish for "City of Biblical Magi, Kings"), is the capital and largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón River, Chillón, Rímac River, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of the country, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The city is considered the political, cultural, financial and commercial center of Peru. Due to its geostrategic importance, the Globalization and World Cities Research Network has categorized it as a "beta" tier city. Jurisdictionally, the metropolis extends mainly within the province of Lima and in a smaller portion, to the west, within the Constitutional Province of Callao, where the seaport and the Jorge Chávez Airport are located. Both provinces have regional autonomy since 2002. The 2023 census projection indicates that the city of Lima has an estimated population of 10,092,000 inhabitants, making it the List of cities in the Americas b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ricardo Palma Station
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Veintiocho De Julio
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Terminal Matellini
Metropolitano is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of Lima, Peru. Its construction began in the year 2006. History The origins of the Metropolitano go back to the ''Lima Bus'' project, which was planned and proposed during the administration of former mayor Alberto Andrade Carmona. Its construction began in the year 2006 during Luis Castañeda Lossio's first period as Mayor of Lima. Service commenced on July 28, 2010, during the second term of former mayor Luis Castañeda. On March 18, 2019, Lima mayor Jorge Muñoz announced the expansion of the Metropolitano line, consisting of the construction of a 12-kilometer road from Naranjal station, in Independencia, to Chimpu Ocllo avenue, in Carabayllo. This system is similar to the TransMilenio of Bogota, and inspired by the previous system that existed in the city the National Urban Transport Company (In spanish'': Empresa Nacional de Transporte Urbano-ENATRU''), which was the first urban transport system in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramón Castilla (Metropolitano)
Metropolitano is a bus rapid transit system serving the city of Lima, Peru. Its construction began in the year 2006. History The origins of the Metropolitano go back to the ''Lima Bus'' project, which was planned and proposed during the administration of former mayor Alberto Andrade, Alberto Andrade Carmona. Its construction began in the year 2006 during Luis Castañeda Lossio's first period as Mayor of Lima. Service commenced on July 28, 2010, during the second term of former mayor Luis Castañeda Lossio, Luis Castañeda. On March 18, 2019, Lima mayor Jorge Muñoz (Peruvian politician), Jorge Muñoz announced the expansion of the Metropolitano line, consisting of the construction of a 12-kilometer road from Naranjal station, in Independencia District, Lima, Independencia, to Chimpu Ocllo avenue, in Carabayllo District, Carabayllo. This system is similar to the TransMilenio of Bogota, and inspired by the previous system that existed in Lima, the city the ENATRU, National U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida España (Lima)
Spain Avenue (), formerly known as the Avenue of the Exhibition () and then as Alfonso XIII Avenue () until 1931, is an avenue in Lima, Peru. It extends from east to west in the districts of Lima and Breña along 7 blocks. The tracks of the ''Metropolitano'' extend along its route between Paseo de la República and Alfonso Ugarte Avenue. History The avenue's inception began in the early 20th century, as the city of Lima expanded westward. The avenue's 3rd block begins at the site of the former Lima Penitentiary, today the Lima Civic Center. From the late 1940s to the early 1990s, the avenue's intersection with Garcilaso de la Vega was the location of the former U.S. Embassy until its move to Monterrico due to being targeted by the terrorist group Shining Path on several occasions, as well as by the MRTA, who bombed the embassy on February 14, 1990. Route It starts at its intersection with the Plaza Grau and the Paseo de la República with a circulating direction from eas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Alfonso Ugarte
Alfonso Ugarte Avenue (), formerly known as the Alameda/Avenida de Circunvalación and as Bolognesi Avenue, is a major avenue located in the historic Centre of Lima. It begins in the Puente del Ejército and crosses the Plaza Ramón Castilla and Plaza Dos de Mayo, continuing until it reaches the Plaza Bolognesi. History The avenue is located in an area where the Walls of Lima once stood, originally known as the "Carretera del Gas" starting in the late 19th century after the gas factory that supplied fuel to the city, located on it. Under Augusto B. Leguía, it was re-inaugurated as the ''Alameda Circunvalación'' in 1928. In 1965, the covered trench overpass that crosses Plaza Ramón Castilla was built. In the mid-1980s, a road corridor for public transportation similar to the one on Brasil Avenue was implemented, which is currently only preserved in the last block of the avenue. In 1994, the overpass built decades ago was extended to Jirón Quilca, crossing Plaza Dos de M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lima District
Lima (), also known as the ''Cercado de Lima'', is a Districts of Peru, district of the Lima Province, eponymous province of Lima, Peru. It is the oldest district of the province and as such, vestiges of the city's Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish era remain today in the city's Historic Center of Lima, historic center, which was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988 and contains the Cercado de Lima, foundational area once surrounded by the Walls of Lima, city's walls. History The city of Lima was founded by Francisco Pizarro on January 18, 1535, and given the name City of Biblical Magi, Kings. Nevertheless, with time its original name persisted, which may come from one of two sources: Either the Aymara language ''lima-limaq'' (meaning "yellow flower"), or the Spanish pronunciation of the Quechuan languages, Quechuan word ''rimaq'' (meaning "talker", and actually written and pronounced ''limaq'' in the nearby Quechua languages#Geographic distribution, Quechua I languages). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jirón Lampa
Jirón Lampa is a major street in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de la Unión and continues until it reaches the Paseo de la República. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Lampa. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: Soledad, after a chapel of the same name. *Block 2: Santo Toribio, after the school of the same name. *Block 3: Santa Apolonia, after the chapel of the same name. *Block 4: Carrera, after a bakery owned by Pedro Carrera. *Block 5: Picantería, possibly after a food establishment of the same type. *Block 6: San Antonio, after the counts of San Antonio de Vistaalegre, who lived there. *Block 7: Pileta de la Trinidad, after the fountain of the same name. *Block ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Avenida Emancipación
Emancipation Avenue (), formerly known as Jirón Arequipa and Jirón Riva-Agüero, is a major avenue in the Damero de Pizarro, located in the historic centre of Lima, Peru. The street starts at its intersection with the Jirón de la Unión and continues until it reaches the Plaza Ramón Castilla. It is continued to the east by Jirón Cuzco, formerly part of the avenue. History The road that today constitutes the street was laid by Francisco Pizarro when he founded the city of Lima on January 18, 1535. In 1862, when a new urban nomenclature was adopted, the road was named jirón Arequipa. Prior to this renaming, each block (''cuadra'') had a unique name: *Block 1: Minería, after the Royal Mining Court, established there in 1786. *Block 2: Mármol de Carvajal, after Francisco de Carvajal, who lived there, who rebelled against the King of Spain and was ultimately defeated at the Battle of Jaquijahuana. In condemnation of his betrayal, his plot was razed and an infamous marble ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
