Venezuela Avenue
Main campus of the University of San Marcos next to the avenue (right) | |
| Part of | Historic Centre (until 1943) |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Republic of Venezuela |
| From | Alfonso Ugarte Avenue |
| Major junctions | Arica Avenue, Avenida Universitaria, Faucett Avenue |
| To | Óvalo de La Perla |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | December 10, 1924 |
Venezuela Avenue is a major thoroughfare of the districts of Lima, Breña and San Miguel of Lima Province, and Bellavista and La Perla districts in Callao. It begins west of Alfonso Ugarte Avenue and continues through the entirety of the city until it reaches Callao.
Both Venezuela and neighbouring Uruguay avenues were formerly a single avenue known as Progress Avenue (Spanish: Avenida del Progreso), and were inaugurated under the government of Augusto B. Leguía in 1924, the first of its kind in the country.