Alameda (Santiago)

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.

^ "Las calles más singulares de Santiago". La Tercera (in Spanish). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ 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.

[TER-1] "Las calles más singulares de Santiago". La Tercera (in Spanish). 13 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2012.

[Burford2005-2] 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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