Túpac Amaru Avenue Explained

Túpac Amaru Avenue
Part Of:Former Pan-American Highway
Namesake:Túpac Amaru
Terminus A:Vencedores de Sángrar Highway
Terminus B:Caquetá Avenue

Túpac Amaru Avenue (Spanish; Castilian: Avenida Túpac Amaru), also known as the Highway to Ancón (Spanish; Castilian: Autopista a Ancón)[1] and as the Former Northern Pan-American Highway (Spanish; Castilian: Antigua Carretera Panamericana Norte) until 1974, is a major avenue in Lima, Peru. It starts at Caquetá Avenue in Rímac District, travelling northbound for over 40 blocks while crossing San Martín de Porres, Los Olivos, Independencia and Comas districts, until it reaches Trapiche, becoming the Vencedores de Sángrar Highway in Carabayllo District, which connects Lima with Canta.

History

The avenue is located on a former pre-Hispanic road,[2] [3] and contains part of COSAC I path of the Metropolitano bus system between Caquetá and Los Alisos avenues.[4]

On January 18, 1966, a factory of the Ford Motor Company was inaugurated by then president Fernando Belaunde and businessman Henry Ford II.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recuerdos de Ancón (1) . 2011-03-19 . . Orrego Penagos . Juan Luis.
  2. News: Las avenidas de Lima que conservan el trazado prehispánico . 2014-07-05 . El Comercio.
  3. News: Alberto Regal: el investigador de los caminos de Lima . 2014-07-05 . El Comercio.
  4. Web site: Ruta Troncal . . https://web.archive.org/web/20151114094121/http://www.metropolitano.com.pe/index.php/como-usar-el-metropolitano/rutas/ruta-troncal . 2015-11-14.
  5. News: 18 de enero: ¿Qué pasó un día como hoy? . Córdova Tábori . Lilia . 2016-01-18 . El Comercio.