Por when it means 'cerca de'

Question

I'm practicing on 'por' when it means through or near.

If I want to say, I live near Manquehue and Kennedy (streets), can I say:

Vivo por Manquhue y Kennedy.

And further, if I want to say, To get there, I go through Maipu (using por), can I say:

Para llegar allí, voy por Maipu.

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Answer 1

Yes you can say that. It's fine.

So both sound right too? I need to say this all the time for the taxistas. - katydew, Oct 3, 2011

Sound right - Neox, Oct 4, 2011

Answer 2

Yes, "por" works but it doesn't mean "near" exactly so:

'I live near here' - ' 'vivo cerca de aquí' 'I live around here' - 'vivo por aquí'

It also works for sentences like 'he came around/by my house' - 'vino por mi casa'.

'I go through X road to get there' - 'voy por la calle X para llegar allí'.

If you're asking the cab driver you should say something like '¿podemos ir por la calle X?

That helps a lot, 'around' here. - katydew, Oct 4, 2011

Answer 3

I think of it as "by" as opposed to near, since "by" is one the default meanings of por.

Yep! "By".. "Along".. "Through"... they all work - Goldie_Miel, Oct 3, 2011

If it is 'by' and not near, does using por with 2 street names make sense? - katydew, Oct 3, 2011

To me it does, but think of it however you like, that's just how I think of it. - jeezzle, Oct 3, 2011