Óscar R. Benavides Avenue

Óscar R. Benavides Avenue

Part of	Historic Centre of Lima
Namesake	Óscar R. Benavides
From	Plaza Dos de Mayo
Major junctions	Tingo María, Universitaria, & Elmer Faucett avenues
To	Avenida Guardia Chalaca
Construction
Inauguration	1799[1]

Óscar R. Benavides Avenue (Spanish: Avenida Óscar R. Benavides), formerly known as Colonial Avenue (Spanish: Avenida Colonial), is a major avenue in Lima, Peru. It connects Lima District of the eponymous province with the districts of Bellavista and Callao of the neighbouring city, both within the Lima Metropolitan Area.

It starts at the Plaza Dos de Mayo, with its intersection forming part of the western limit of the historic centre of Lima, and continues westbound, joining the cities of Lima and Callao. It is named after Óscar R. Benavides, two-time president of Peru (1914–1915; 1933–1939).^[2]

The road was inaugurated in 1799, under the government of Ambrosio O'Higgins, then Viceroy of Peru.^[1] It is one of the city's major avenues that follows the ancient Inca road system.^[3]

Since the 2010s, residential projects in the avenue have increased due to the expansion of the Lima Metro.^[4]

• Venezuela Avenue, also built to join both cities.