Avenida Caracas Explained

Avenida Caracas
Map Type:Colombia Bogotá
Length Km:25
Location:Bogotá
Coordinates:4.6464°N -74.065°W
Direction A:South
Terminus A:Usme
Direction B:North
Terminus B:Avenida Calle 80, Autopista Norte

Avenida Caracas is an arterial road in Bogotá, Colombia that runs through the city from north to south.

Names

The road has four names along its stretch: Avenida Caracas, Troncal Caracas, Carrera 14, and Carretera a Usme.

Route

The road begins in the southern ward of Usme, where it is named Carretera a Usme. It runs north to Calle 70 Sur.

It continues north to the Portal de Usme, where it is known as the Troncal Caracas. It continues through the neighborhoods Ciudad Bolívar, Rafael Uribe Uribe, Antonio Nariño, Los Mártires, Santa Fe and Chapinero, until Calle 80 near the monument Los Héroes. It continues north to Chía with the name Autopista Norte.

Points of interest on the route