The Javier Prado Avenue () is one of the main avenues of
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 Rive ...
, capital of
Peru
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. By its length it is the second largest avenue of the city, after the
Universitaria Avenue. It goes from west to east, going through the districts of
Magdalena del Mar,
San Isidro,
Lince,
La Victoria,
San Borja,
Santiago de Surco,
Ate
Ate or ATE may refer to:
Organizations
* Association of Technical Employees, a trade union, now called the National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
* Swiss Association for Transport and Environment, a sustainable public transp ...
and
La Molina along 135 blocks.
It is divided into two segments: ''East Javier Prado'' from the
Arequipa Avenue until its end in the Ate District (This last section is called ''Prolongación Javier Prado'') with a total of 101 blocks, and ''West Javier Prado'' from the Arequipa Avenue until its beginning in the
Brasil Avenue in the Magdalena del Mar district, with a total of 34 blocks. The Arequipa Avenue is used as a point of separation of both segments.
Its name comes from the Peruvian philosopher , son of the President
Mariano Ignacio Prado
Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (18 December 1825 – 5 May 1901) was a Peruvian army general who served as the 17th (1865 - 1868) and 21st (1876 - 1879) President of Peru.
Biography
Born in Huánuco on 18 December 1825, he studied in Huánuco and ...
, who governed Peru during the
War of the Pacific
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. Javier Prado, however, was a relevant political figure at the beginning of the 20th century, he even ended up being the Rector of the
National University of San Marcos
The National University of San Marcos (, UNMSM) is a public university, public research university located in Lima, the capital of Peru. In the Americas, it is the first officially established (Privilege (legal ethics), privilege by Charles V, ...
.
The Javier Prado Avenue is the fourth most congested street in Lima, and has 29 public transport routes using it.
References
{{Lima streets
Javier Prado
San Borja District