Grand Boulevard of the Americas
Grand Boulevard, one of Kansas City, Missouri’s major boulevards and its main ceremonial roadway, was named the honorary Grand Boulevard of the Americas in April of 2008.
The flags of the 35 member countries of the Organization of American States (OAS) are displayed, multiple times, along the length of Boulevard. Voting member countries were selected because they subscribe to the OAS Charter and the principles for which it stands. The Grand Boulevard of the Americas demonstrates Kansas City’s evolution as a global city and the importance it places on the countries of the Americas.
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“I visited Kansas City as part of a U. S. State Department program. When I saw the Grand Boulevard of the Americas I was very surprised about that initiative. Then when I saw the flag of Costa Rica, I felt very nice to be taken into account. I felt like my country is important to the U.S. and to Kansas City and we are not so apart. The initiative also gives life to the boulevard. It was really nice, a special feeling. It is a very good and very simple initiative to make the visitors from little countries, like me, feel closer to the people from Kansas City.”
Monica Elizondo Andrade
Costa Rica
OAS voting member countries with flags on Grand Boulevard of the Americas.
Flag: Country: Capital City:
Antigua & Barbuda
St John's/Codrington
ArgentinaBuenos Aires
BahamasNassau
BarbadosBridgeton
BelizeBelmopan
Bolivia La Paz
BrazilBrazilla
Canada Ottowa
Chile Santiago
Colombia Bogotta
Costa Rica San Jose
Cuba Havana
Dominica Roseau
Dominican Republic Santo Domingo
Ecuador Quito
El Salvador San Salvador
GrenadaSaint George's
Guatemala Guatemala City
Flag: Country: Capital City:
Guyana
Georgetown
HaitiPort-au-Prince
HondurasTegucigalpa
JamaicaKingston
MexicoMexico City
Nicaragua Managua
PanamaPanama City
Paraguay Asuncion
Peru Lima
St. Kitts & Nevis Basseterr
St. Lucia Castries
St. Vincent & the
Grenadines Kingston
Suriname Paramaribo
Trinidad & TobagoPort-of-Spain
United States of
America Washington D.C.
UruguayMontevedio
Venezuela Caracas