Colonia Noche Buena

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Noche Buena
Baltimore street with Parque Hundido in the background
Baltimore street with Parque Hundido in the background
Location of Colonia Noche Buena (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Location of Colonia Noche Buena (in red) within Benito Juárez borough
Country Mexico
City Mexico City
BoroughBenito Juárez
Area
 • Total0.14 km2 (0.05 sq mi)
Postal code
03720

Colonia Noche Buena is a neighborhood in Benito Juárez, Mexico City.

"Noche Buena" literally means "good night". The name comes from Compañía Ladrillera de la Noche Buena, a brickworks from the 19th century that was located in the lands that now belong to the Parque Hundido and the Colonia Noche Buena.[1]

Location[]

Colonia Noche Buena is located in the Benito Juárez borough of Mexico City.

The neighborhood is bordered by:[2][3]

Description[]

Colonia Noche Buena is mainly a residential neighborhood consisting of apartment buildings and houses that date back to the 1950s, though some of this buildings have been demolished and replaced by modern apartment buildings. The neighborhood has, also, a few small cafés and restaurants.

Similarly to adjacent Ciudad de los Deportes and Colonia Nápoles, Noche Buena's street nomenclature corresponds to cities and states of the United States, such as Baltimore, Florida, Carolina and Cleveland, to name a few.

Transportation[]

Public transportation[]

The area is served by the Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 and EcoBici bikeshare.

Metrobús stations

  • Mexico City Metrobús Line 1 icon.svg Parque Hundido

References[]

  1. ^ "Por qué el "Parque Hundido" está hundido". El Universal (in Spanish). April 2, 2016. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
  2. ^ "Nuestra Demarcación" (Our borders), Delegación Benito Juárez website, archive of 2013-08-12
  3. ^ Mapa de colonias de la Delegación Benito Juárez (Map of colonias of the Benito Juárez borough

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