Colonia Florida

Neighborhood of Mexico City in Álvaro Obregón

Florida

Neighborhood of Mexico City

Francia street with its typical alpine-inspired houses

Country|  Mexico
City|  Mexico City
Borough| Álvaro Obregón
Postal code|

01030

Colonia Florida is a neighborhood in Mexico City, located in the Álvaro Obregón borough.

## Location

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Colonia Florida is located in the Álvaro Obregón borough, in southern Mexico City.

The neighborhood is bordered by:[1]

* Barranca del Muerto to the north, across which is Colonia Crédito Constructor in the Benito Juárez borough.
* Avenida de los Insurgentes Sur to the west, across which is Guadalupe Inn
* Vito Alessio Robles street to the south, across which is Chimalistac
* Manzano, Iztaccihuátl, Moras, Minerva and Hortensia streets to the east, across which is Axotla

## History

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Colonia Florida was developed in the 1950s, alongside Guadalupe Inn around the core of the village of Axotla, in lands that belonged to the Hacienda de Guadalupe.[2][3]

Due to this fact, there is a particular feature in this neighborhood. Originally, Colonia Florida had cobblestoned street, nevertheless, this was substituted by irregular concrete, such as in the Historic center.

## Street nomenclature

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The streets in the neighborhood have names of flowers and fruits such as Hortensia, Olivo and Mango, Moras; Mexican mountains such as Iztaccihuátl and Ajusco. There are, nevertheless, streets whose names do not match this criterion, such as Minerva street, Patricio Sainz street and Francia street. Francia street name derives from the Club France, a sports club founded in 1928 by Frenchman Charles Tardan, which is located in that street.[4]

## Transportation

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### Public transportation

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The area is served by the Mexico City Metrobús.

Metrobus stations

* José Maria Velasco
* Francia
* Olivo
* Altavista

## References

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1. ^ Mapa de colonias de la Delegación Álvaro Obregón (Map of colonias of the Álvaro Obregón borough)
2. ^ Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. "Enciclopedia de los Municipios y Delegaciones de México" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-06-17.
3. ^ "Preguntas sobre la historia de Álvaro Obregón" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-17.
4. ^ "Historia del Club France" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2018-06-18. Retrieved 2018-06-17.

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Álvaro Obregón, Mexico City

Areas|

* Jardines del Pedregal
* Los Alpes
* San Ángel
* Santa Fe

Schools|

* Escuela Nacional Preparatoria
* Escuela Nacional Preparatoria 8 "Miguel E. Schulz" (ES)
* IEMS
* "Lázaro Cárdenas del Río"
* "Vasco de Quiroga"
* ASF Mexico
* Edron Academy
* Liceo Mexicano Japonés
* Peterson Schools (Pedregal Campus)
* Alexander Bain (Colegio, Bachillerato, and Instituto)
* Colegio Olinca (Altavista campus)
* Colegio Oxford Bachillerato
* Colegio Francés del Pedregal
* Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt (Plantel Pedregal)
* Colegio Princeton de México Kindergarten and primary school
* Instituto Francisco Possenti
* Instituto Miguel Ángel
* Instituto Oxford
* Tecnológico de Monterrey, Campus Santa Fe
* Vermont School Plantel Pedregal
* Universidad Panamericana Preparatoria boys' campus

Mexico City
Metro stations|

* Álvaro Obregón
* Barranca del Muerto
* Observatorio
* Valentín Campa
* Viveros / Derechos Humanos

Landmarks|

* Desierto de los Leones National Park
* Parque de la Bombilla
* Sud 777

Other topics|

Borough of Álvaro Obregón topics

This list is incomplete.

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Mexico City boroughs, areas, neighborhoods, towns and villages

Álvaro Obregón|

* Florida
* Guadalupe Inn
* Jardines del Pedregal
* Los Alpes
* San Ángel
* Santa Fe

Benito Juárez|

* Ciudad de los Deportes
* Del Valle
* Extremadura Insurgentes
* Insurgentes Mixcoac
* Insurgentes San Borja
* Mixcoac
* Nápoles
* Noche Buena
* San José Insurgentes
* San Juan
* San Pedro de los Pinos
* Xoco

Coyoacán|

* Churubusco
* Santa Úrsula
* Villa Coyoacán

Cuajimalpa|

* Bosques de las Lomas
* Santa Fe

Cuauhtémoc|

* Historic center/Centro Histórico
* Barrio Chino
* La Merced
* Algarín
* Ampliación Asturias
* Asturias
* Atlampa
* Buenavista
* Buenos Aires
* Centro Urbano Benito Juárez
* Condesa
* Cuauhtémoc
* Doctores
* Esperanza
* Exhipódromo de Peralvillo
* Felipe Pescador
* Guerrero
* Juárez
* Zona Rosa
* Pequeño Seúl
* Maza
* Morelos
* Tepito
* Obrera
* Paulino Navarro
* Peralvillo
* Roma Norte
* La Romita
* Roma Sur
* San Rafael
* San Simón Tolnahuac
* Santa María Insurgentes
* Santa María la Ribera
* Tabacalera
* Tlatelolco
* Tránsito
* Vista Alegre
* Conjunto Urbano Nonoalco Tlatelolco

Gustavo A. Madero|

* Lindavista
* Malacates
* Verónica Castro
* Villa de Guadalupe

Iztacalco|

* Viaducto Piedad

Iztapalapa|

* Pueblo Culhuacán

Magdalena Contreras|

* San Jerónimo Lídice

Miguel Hidalgo|

* Ampliación Daniel Garza
* Bosques de las Lomas
* Escandón
* Lomas de Chapultepec
* Nuevo Polanco (Granada, Ampl. Granada)
* Pensil
* Polanco
* San Miguel Chapultepec
* Tacuba
* Tacubaya
* Verónica Anzures

Milpa Alta|

* San Pedro Atocpan

Tláhuac|

* San Andrés Mixquic

Tlalpan|

* Cuicuilco
* San Andrés Totoltepec
* San Miguel Topilejo

Venustiano Carranza|

* Federal
* Jardín Balbuena
* Valle Gómez

Xochimilco|

* La Guadalupita

Other boroughs: Azcapotzalco
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