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Alameda (Santiago)

Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins

Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (English: General Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue), popularly known as 'La Alameda' (meaning, a street bordered by poplar trees), is the main avenue of Santiago, Chile. It runs east–west in the centre of the greater urban area and is 7.77 km (4.83 mi) long,[1] and it has up to 5 lanes in each direction.[2] It was named after Chile's founding father Bernardo O'Higgins. It was originally a branch of the Mapocho River.

  1. ^ "Las calles más singulares de Santiago". La Tercera (in Spanish). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ Tim Burford (1 June 2005). Chile: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-84162-076-3. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

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