Angamos Avenue
Angamos Avenue is a major avenue of Lima, Peru. It changes its name to Primavera Avenue after it crosses San Luis Avenue.
Angamos Avenue extends from west to east in the districts of San Isidro, Miraflores, Surquillo and San Borja along 45 blocks, starting at Mora Park until it reaches San Luis Avenue. Primavera Avenue passes through San Borja and Santiago de Surco's Chacarilla del Estanque neighbourhood, and continues into Monterrico.
Name
Angamos Avenue is named after the Battle of Angamos, which took place during the War of the Pacific. The name changes to Primavera when it crosses San Luis Avenue.History
The avenue was built during the 20th century over an area consisting mostly of agricultural land. Construction of a section during the mid-20th century partially destroyed one of the fortified constructions built during the War of the Pacific.Route
Angamos Avenue
Angamos Este also begins at Arequipa Avenue. Its third and fourth blocks are separated by Paseo de la República Avenue, which also separates Miraflores and Surquillo. Further to the east is Parque Reducto No. 5, a redoubt built to unsuccessfully defend the city from the Chilean Army during the War of the Pacific which was partially destroyed when the avenue was first built during the mid-20th century. To its north is a neighbourhood known as the Torres de Limatambo, originally a housing project promoted by architect Fernando Belaúnde during his second presidency. The Real Plaza Primavera and Coliseo Eduardo Dibós are part of this neighbourhood. The avenue changes its name to Primavera shortly after passing through Juan XXIII neighbourhood, the and a Luz del Sur power station.Angamos Oeste begins at Arequipa Avenue, where two cultural heritage monuments are located. The first is the Casa Talleri-Barúa, designed and built in 1938 by Eduardo Elejalde Chopitea, who was commissioned by Graciela Barúa Ganoza. The house was acquired by the Peruvian North American Cultural Institute in 1963, which was followed by minor modifications and the incorporation of the historic building into a newer construction. To its south is the Casa Isola-Cambana, finished in April 1936 by Jimeno Hermanos & Compañía, a commission by married couple Armando Castañeda and Pauline Rachitoff. The house was later acquired by married couple Eugenio Isola Petitjean and María Estela Cambana, who had previously resided in Azángaro Street. Further to the west are the Belgian embassy, which resides in a 20th-century palace; and the Clínica Delgado, a clinic dating back to 1928 and rebuilt completely in 2014. Near its intersection with Santa Cruz Avenue are the Colegio Inmaculado Corazón, a Catholic school built in the 1940s, and an association of the former Civil Guard. The avenue ends at Contralmirante Ernesto de Mora Park.