Liverpool Interlomas Flagship Store in Mexico City

Interlomas is a luxury residential and commercial area in

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located west of

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's historic center and about north of the Santa Fe

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. Interlomas is an

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zone of ''colonias'' (neighborhoods) with high incomes. Interlomas belongs to the municipality of Huixquilucan in the

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. As of 2011, it had a population of approximately 170,000.

Description

The district is home to numerous shopping centers. The first major shopping center in the area was Centro Comercial Interlomas, which was established in 1992. Further major shopping centres were developed over the next two decades, such as Magnocentro Interlomas, La Piazza and Paseo Interlomas, which is the largest shopping center in the area with anchor department stores El Palacio de Hierro,

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, and the landmark

Liverpool Interlomas Liverpool Interlomas is a branch of the Liverpool (store), Liverpool department store chain in the Paseo Interlomas shopping mall, in the Interlomas neighborhood of Huixquilucan, Greater Mexico City. The structure was designed by Rojkind Arquitec ...

, completed in 2011 and noted for its architecture, rooftop "park" and nicknamed "the UFO" for its shape. Interlomas has about 500 buildings of 15 stories or higher. The majority of these buildings are composed of upscale apartments, but in recent years there has been a development of large office complexes and financial centers in the area. Interlomas is connected to exurban areas to the north and south by the Autopista Chamapa-La Venta and to

by the thoroughfares Avenida de los Bosques, Paseo de la Herradura, and Bosques de Minas.

Education

Interlomas is home to a considerable amount of private schools, as well as an important private university Universidad Anahuac Mexico Norte *

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Jewish community

In the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, the majority of Mexico City's Jews moved from Condesa,

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and the

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Polanco Polanco is a neighborhood in the Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City. Polanco is an affluent '' colonia'', noted for its luxury shopping along Presidente Masaryk Avenue, the most expensive street in Mexico, as well as for the numerous pro ...

Lomas de Chapultepec Lomas de Chapultepec () is a ''Colonia (Mexico), colonia'', or officially recognized neighborhood, located in the Miguel Hidalgo, D.F., Miguel Hidalgo borough of Mexico City. It dates back to the 1920s, when it was founded with the name Chapultep ...

, Interlomas,

Bosques de las Lomas Bosques de las Lomas is a ''Colonia (Mexico), colonia'', or officially recognised neighbourhood, located in western Mexico City. It falls partly in Cuajimalpa borough and partly in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City, Miguel Hidalgo borough. It was the m ...

, and Tecamachalco, where the majority are now based.

References

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