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Friendly people, delicious sea food, wonderful National Parks.......etc....
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Boring food, expensive for South America, long distances between sites
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A geographically fascinating country - the perfect playground for an outdoor enthusiast!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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6 Reviews and 183 Opinions We stayed in Santiago last Nov, for our first night and our last night (before a morning departure)....
9 Reviews I enjoyed this place so much I visited there 3 times: once for hiking, once on horseback and once for sandboarding. Most agencies will organize a hike of this place along with the tour for Valle de La...
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14 Reviews After visiting the geysers there is nothing better to do than a re-invogorating soak in the thermal pools which are delightfully warm. So don't forget your bathing suit and a towel. Also be prepared...
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4 Reviews and 27 Opinions Avoid this hotel at all cost. It was a disaster. We arrived at 8PM. It was the least friendly...
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If you want to visit PN Torres del Paine and have a roof over your head, the best and most reasonalbe option is Hosteria Pehoé.They have 25 rooms with private...
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A: I lived to 200 km south of Puerto Montt and the Pachamama Buses, they have not very good reputation, I prefer the line buses "ETM", or if you prefer more price "Buses...
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Stretching for more than 4000 kilometres down the southern half of South America's Pacific seaboard, yet not even 450 kilomtetres at its widest point, Chile encompasses some of the most dramatic and...
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Chile is a fascinating country, with a more diverse landscape than anywhere else in South America. There is something for everyone. We only had two weeks and we wanted to visit Tierra del Fuego. It is...
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Here you can see that Chile is a "long and narrow country" as the Historians say.......but beyond that is a country of amazing contrasts...... North and South will always give you different...
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