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Snow capped Andes in February?
by Kinkacruiser
Staying at the Holiday Inn Express in Santiuago next February. Will we see any snow on the mountains from our hotel room?
Are there plenty of taxis around 1pm at the international airport and how much should we pay to get to this hotel?
Re: Snow capped Andes in February?
by Huentetu
February is summer and you will see very little snow on the mountains, just a very little on the top of the tallest peaks above the ski resorts.
There are taxis 24 hrs a day at the airport. Book one inside the customs area or at a desk just outside it, Taxi Oficial. Do not take a taxi from one of the men wandering around outside customs even if they have a badge (they make them themselves). The prices for the official airport taxis are fixed. It will be about 18,000 pesos (25.50 Euros or 35 dollars). You do not tip. There are also shared minivans which you can book in the same place, Transvip, Turtransfer. They take you to whatever address you want but you may have to drop off others first. If there are two or more of you it doesn't work out that much cheaper than a taxi.
Re: Snow capped Andes in February?
by Kinkacruiser
Thankyou so much. I have some beautiful photos of the snow capped mountains to the east of Santiago, but I'm sure they will look as beautiful without the snow.
Our hotel is offering a taxi price of USD 9, which is incredible. I think this could be a minibus, but have written down your tips about the airport taxis.
Cheers.
Re: Snow capped Andes in February?
by Huentetu
A good price even if it is pp. The hotel is nice, better than an equivalent Holiday Inn in the USA. Nice staff, well located for transport and restaurants, good breakfast. Have fun!
Travel Tips for Santiago
Eterno...
by lamogio
Eterno Campeon,,,,,,,COLO-COLO!!!! CAMPEON!!!!!!
Lamentablemente perdimos ante Iquique por 1 a 0, un robo que ya no podía ser mas alevoso, tras un increíble fallo arbitral que le costó a Colo Colo un gol, Iquique se colgaría al palo y no haría otra cosa mas que defenderse, está de más decir que la lentitud en el medio campo de Colo Colo fue abismante, nos hace falta una renovación, para nuestras estrellas los años no pasan en vano. 1-. Marcelo Ramirez
2-. Francisco Fernandez
3-. Pedro Reyes
4-. Fabián Guevara
5-. Emerson
6-. Raúl Muñoz
7-. Marcelo Pablo Barticciotto
8-. Marcelo Espina
9-. Richard Zambrano
10-. José Luis Sierra
11-. Ivo Basay
12-. José Yates
13-. Manuel Neira
14-. Juan Carlos Gonzalez
15-. Paulao
16-. Mario Salas
17-. Francisco Rojas
18-. Marcos Villaseca
19-. Fernando Vergara
20-. Frank Lobos
21-. Juan Carlos Alegría
22-. Miguel Latín
23-. Hector Tapia
24-. Lukas Tudor
25-. Claudio Arbiza
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D.T. Gustavo Benitez
Go to a Colo Colo game
by iwys
Chileans are football crazy and Colo Colo are the most popular football club in the country. They play their home games at Estadio Monumental. Built in 1989, the stadium has a capacity of 45,000. Originally, the stadium could hold up to 65,000 spectators but its capacity was reduced for security reasons. The highest ever recorded attendance was 69,305 for a 1992 match between Colo-Colo and Universidad de Chile.
Nowadays, it is very rare for games to be sold out, except for the Superclasico v Universidad de Chile. I got there more than an hour before kick-off and bought my ticket on the day of the game. I paid C$12,000 to see a Copa Libertadores match. For that, I had a good seat at the side. Colo Colo's most fanatical fans, known as the Garra Blanca, stand behind the goal, where you will see huge flags, flares and fireworks.
Club uptown
by IIGUANA about Sala Murano
OK. So it's hard to get there, but it's quite good. Good music, nice place, and beautiful people. It's worth the trouble to get there! No shorts or sandals. Everything else is OK. Girls sometimes dress up for this place.
Restaurants Area
by aero198 about Boulevard del Parque (Parque Arauco)
Boulevard del Parque is not a restaurant, it is sort of a square located outside the Parque Arauco Shopping Mall, where you can find different delicious restaurants like:
- El Otro Sitio (Peruvian Food)
- Pasta & Basta ( Italian)
- TGI Friday's (American)
- Tony Roma's
and many others Choose whatever you prefer!
Great Machas (Shellfish)
by Popstar99 about Azul Profundo
Great athmosphere, you sit amidst winebottles and figures of ships, the food is very good and the wine (typically chilean) as well Machas a la Parmesana - a typically dish in Chile very good as an appetizer. The pasta is also worth a try.
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Q: Santiago in short time. "Guys;
I would love an idea of what I can do in Santiago in a day. Actually I have a night available (Monday afternoon and..."
A: "I had just 48 hours as well and this is what I saw:
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everything done by walking !"
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