Don't miss some places outside Santiago...
The village of Pirque is one of the canyon's gateways, with the Viña Concha y Toro wine tours, where you can visit our central vineyards and taste the fabulous flavor of our wines. A tributary canyon on the Maipo has been taken over by the Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo, one of the closest nature reserves to the capital and home to the endangered Chilean iguana. Viña del MarChile's premier beach resort is just a two-hour bus ride north of Santiago. The commercial center is also known as the Garden City, for reasons that are immediately obvious to any visitor. It isn't a sinuously terraced marvel like the city port of Valparaíso (don't miss it!), so its two distinct sectors of traditional mansions and commercial activity are easy to navigate. White-sand beaches (and cold water) stretch from the town center northward to the overbuilt suburbs of Reñaca and Concón. . Other than aquatic...
