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Chile - Santiago
Guide
Chile In General
 Chile
is located on the extreme southwestern coast of South America.
Is famous for the natural scenery
including geysers, mountains, beaches, forests and volcanoes.
Chile is one of the thinnest country in the world if you
compare its length with its width. Chile's
European heritage is evident throughout the country and travellers
here are likely to feel more familiar with its culture than those of
the nearby countries.
Santiago is the capital and
biggest city of Chile,
is the fifth largest city in
South America with over
5,000,000
people.
Santiago is also the central point of
a region filled with attractive sites and activities. The best time
to travel to Santiago is during spring or autumn, when the weather
is pleasant.
Incas once ruled here, the spanish
arrived in 1536 and it remained a colony till 1810.
Unfortunately in Chile is a lot of political problems like almost
every country in south America.
In
Santiago
the
Mediterranean culture is more obvious then any other place in south
America.
Santiago Guide - Things To Do Santiago
Plaza de Armas
 Plaza
de Armas
is city's
historic centre.
Santiago's Plaza de Armas dates from the
1540's when Pedro de Valdivia founded the city.
The area around the
Plaza de Armas is usually referred as the
centro.
You will find there local artists
selling they paintings, and some of majors touristic attractions of
Santiago, is surrounded by the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the Santiago
Municipality (Mayor's House) and a lot of other
historical buildings. Plaza de Armas
has a cultural and representative value
and the greatest parts of the religious festivals happened
there. The Maphuce statue that stands in the
center of plaza de armas is the ethnic symbol of Chile. Around
plaza
de armas you will find a lot of good and cheap hotels and
hostels,
for a cheap hostel prices is around 10 to 20 US Dollars.
Santiago Guide - Things To Do Santiago
Metropolitana
Catedral
 The
west side of the
Plaza
de Armas
square is dominated by the grandiose bulk of the
Cathedral.
The Municipal Cathedral is extremly impressive.
Metropolitan
Cathedral
is one of the city's most important sights.
Known also as the
Cathedral
de Santiago.
The building is a
combination of Neoclassical and Baroque styles, with its orderly
columns and pediment. Metropolitan
Cathedral was
the first Cathedral that burnt down by
Mapuche Indians.
Although
this church was begun in 1748 and consecrated in 1775, it was not
completed until the late 19th century when its towers were added.
The interior is magnificent and the tomb of Chile's first cardinal,
Jose María Caro, is here. For me Metropolitan
Cathedral is one of
the most beautiful churches that I visit during my travels in South
America.
Santiago Guide - Things To Do Santiago
The
National Library Of
Chile
 The
national Library of Chile
completed in 1925, though its history reaches to the early
nineteenth century before it was relocated to its current home.
The impressive neo-classical
construction of Chile's National Library sits on the site of an old
convent. Is one of Santiago's more
extravagant public buildings. The massive
literary collection includes over three million works, with
documents dating as far back as 1516. Located
in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile.
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Santiago
Nueva York Street
 If
you are in downtown do not miss the
cobblestone picturesque streets of Nueva York
and La Bolsa. The Bolsa de
Comercio is one of the last hubs of important commerce left in the
old part of Santiago, and its brokers and financiers hang in
Nueva
York street. When you visit Nueva York street
in Santiago is like a time-trip as in one minute
you have the filling that you are really in New York.
In Nueva York street you can find trendy
little cafes and bars tucked into 19th century buildings.
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Santiago metro
 The
Chilean capital city of Santiago has a large, and still expanding,
metro system. Santiago
Metro is South America's most
extensive metro system.
In 1968 the decision was taken to
build a rubber-tyred metro system with 5 lines and totalling 60 km.
The Metro is definitely the best way to get
around the city here in Santiago. The Santiago subway is something that everyone here
in Chile is proud.
The Metro de Santiago sells tickets from 6:00
to 23:00 Monday through Friday, 6:30 to 22:30 on Saturdays, and 8:00
to 22:30 on Sundays and holidays.
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