Eje Central Area Archives

Mercado San Joaquin, Col. Peralvillo

Ubicaci�n Ernesto Elorduy 62, Peralvillo, 06220 CDMX

Shopping

Secretaría de Comunicaciones y Transportes/Centro SCOP

Ubicaci�n Eje Central/U Hab IMSS Narvarte, Col. Narvarte Oriente, Alc. Benito Juarez, 03023 Mexico City

Ciudad de México, tres veces mundialista

Pueblo San Bartolomé Atepehuacan

Ubicaci�n Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, Pueblo San Bartolo Atepehuacan, Gustavo A. Madero, 07730 CDMX

Towns/Neighborhoods

Museo Banco de México, Building & Museum

Ubicaci�n Av. 5 de Mayo 2, Centro Histórico, Alc. Cuauhtémoc, 06000 CDMX

Museums Museums

Santiago Atepetlac

Ubicaci�n Camino de Santiaguito 71, Gustavo A. Madero, 07640 CDMX

Towns/Neighborhoods

Tlatelolco Archaeological Site

Ubicaci�n Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas s/n, Col. Nonoalco Tlatelolco.

Archaeological Sites

Eje Central Lázaro Cárdenas, or simply Eje Central, is another easy way to look at - and find yourself - in Mexico City.

Part of the Eje vial (Road Axis) system of the mid-1970s, Eje Central is the result of the joining of six north-south avenues. The resulting Eje Central was then renamed for the President Lázaro Cárdenas.

Far to the south were Avenida Panamá, Avenida Niño Perdido, Avenida San Juan de Letrán, Calle de Santa María la Redonda, and Avenida de los 100 metros in the north.

Only in 2012 was a Metro station finally named for the avenue. In fact, the Metro system crosses the axis no fewer than 12 times. Metro Eje Central is practically at the avenue's southernmost point.

Arguably, Metro Lázaro Cárdenas is named for the street, too. But out of respect, most Mexico City residents will tell you it's named for the former president.