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Santiago

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San José de Maipo

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Pomaire

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La Reina

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Villa Paulina

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Pirque

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Maipo

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Valle Nevado

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Melipilla

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Lampa

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Farellones

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San Alfonso

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Las Condes

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Isla de Maipo

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Las Cruces

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Pro

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  Lots to do, cleanliness, metro 


Con

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  Overkill of traffic, noise and pollution 


In a nutshell

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  I still dream about Santiago....must improve my Spanish. 

 

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Cerro San Cristobal

Cerro San Cristobal, Santiago

 32 Reviews  Cerro San Cristóbal is a hill in northern Santiago. It is 880 meters above sea level therefore about 300 meters over Santiago. It was named after St Christopher by the Spanish conquistadors because of... 

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By Bus

By Bus, Santiago

 27 Reviews  Transvip offers a minivan service from the Santiago airport to the various location in and around the city. My friend and I did not use the shared van because it only cost 2,000 CLP more for the... 

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Plaza de Armas

Plaza de Armas, Santiago

 33 Reviews  The Plaza de Armas or city square has the same points of interest as Plazas de Armas world wide - it is the goverment and justice centre and the centre for worship. In Santiago this one of the few... 

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Cerro Santa Lucia

Cerro Santa Lucia, Santiago

 35 Reviews  The expedition to the Kingdom of Chile led by Pedro de Valdivia came to the Central Valley in December 1540. After exploring the vicinity of Mapocho river, on December 13th, 1540, the expedition... 

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Airport

Airport, Santiago

 18 Reviews  Like is several countries Santiago decided to build there airport in the country side in the middle if nowhere !!!! As soon as you exist the customs area directly in front of it... there are shuttle... 

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Cajon del Maipo

Cajon del Maipo, Santiago

 11 Reviews  My friend and I booked the "wine tour" package at Cascada de las Animas, an eco-tourism resort in the Cajón del Maipo. The wine tour includes transportation to / from Santiago, a tour of the Concha y... 

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La Moneda

La Moneda, Santiago

 27 Reviews  La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile and houses the offices of three cabinet ministers. It was originally built as the colonial mint with construction starting in 1784. The... 

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Metro

Metro, Santiago

 31 Reviews  Some stations are a piece of art. There is one, near the Mercado Central, by the rive ( Puente Cal y Canto) where you my see a part of Santiago history and where normally you also may find... 

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Mercado Central.

Mercado Central., Santiago

 13 Reviews  Santiago's Mercado Central was opened on September 15th, 1872, by President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, to house the Palace of Arts. Its construction took ten years, as the metalwork was made in... 

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Metropolitan Cathedral

Metropolitan Cathedral, Santiago

 15 Reviews  The site for the cathedral of Santiago was nominated as far back as 1541. Construction of the current church was started in 1748 and it was consecrated in 1775. The facades were added in 1780 nad by... 

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Las Chascona (Pablo Neruda's House)

Las Chascona (Pablo Neruda's House), Santiago

 11 Reviews  La Chascona is one of Pablo Neruda's residences. You can only explore the house on a guided tour but it's worth paying for. The house has a nautical theme throughout and the name, La Chascona, is... 

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Radisson Plaza Santiago Hotel

 6 Reviews and 185 Opinions  We stayed in Santiago last Nov, for our first night and our last night (before a morning departure).... 

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Iglesia De San Francisco

Iglesia De San Francisco, Santiago

 12 Reviews  A little bit further along the big and busy Avenido Libertador Bernardo O'Higgings, you can se the oldest church of the city : The Iglesia San Francisco. This Iglesia San Francisco dated from the... 

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San José de Maipo  

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Cemetary Recoletta
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Zanzibar: Great food and terrace
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Grand Hyatt Santiago
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SIGHT SEEING
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Bilbao 3561: Quite nice holiday apartment in Santiago de Chile
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Electrical Adapters-buy local-cheaper that way
Favorites
Best Western Premier Marina Las Condes
Las Condes Hotels
A different kind of coffee
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Restobar Ky: Unmissible
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Pickpocking
Warnings Or Dangers
Plaza El Bosque Suites
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Liguria: A lot of fun
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Majestic: Best Indian Food
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Al fresco: best peruvian food in santiago
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Portillo Hotel
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Taxis ( be always aware )
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 Take a deep breath of the air, enjoy the silence that's lying beneath the constant river sound and enjoy the scenery. Forget, that Santiago is only an hour... 

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Q:  I am flying into Santiago and land at 11pm on Saturday night. I fly out from Lima at 7am on Saturday two weeks later. I was... 

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A: Hi, just a few comments, mostly on Chile. 1) By climbing Machu Picchu, are you thinking about the Inca Trail? Have you already made arrangements to do so? If not,... 

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Fun in a polluted capital

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 Santiago's main advantage is it's location. Not so much on the North South axis, more on the East West one. A couple of hours East and you are in the Andes and a couple of hours West and you are on...... 

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Santiago - Quite a unique place

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 ... is a must see activity, because with high probability your plane will arrive here. The city was an exciting home to me during my stay but is not really a place where tourists with limited time may... 

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CAJON DEL MAIPO

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 Se encuentra a 150 km. al sudeste de Santiago, y es uno de los destinos preferidos para quienes desean escapar de la ciudad y disfrutar la tranquilidad de las montañas. Un panorama impresionante de...... 

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Bonita Santiago, Chile

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 The city of Santiago has a large hill overlooking the city [Cerro San Cristobal]. On top of the hill is a statue of the Virgin Mary looking down on the city. 

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Home sweet home

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 Santiago, is growing very fast , we have better thinks to do and to eat. ( because i´m on the restaurant bussines I´ll not going to post bad reviews. only places who need to be visited. 

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