Articles in Santiago

How to get to Santiago?
(Reads: 1732, since 22-Ene-2004)

By Air: The Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez Airport is the principal point of entry to Chile and to Santiago, as this is ...

Where to go in Santiago
(Reads: 331, since 26-Feb-2010)

Palacio de la Moneda: Now a National Monument, it was constructed in 1799 to house the Royal Mint. In the middle of the 19th ...

How to get about in Santiago?
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Metro This is a very important method of transport in Santiago, being easy, safe and quick. There are three metro ...

Teatro Municipal de Santiago
(Reads: 1609, since 22-Ene-2004)

The Municipal Theater was inaugurated on September 17, 1857, with the opera ‘Ernani’ by Giuseppe Verdi, performed by an ...

Art Galleries in Santiago
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Galería de Arte Cecilia Palma:  Located at Alonso de Córdova 2812, Vitacura. Telephone: (56-2) 2450720. ...

Pedestrian Precincts in Santiago
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Paseo Peatonal Ahumada This street has been the principal commercial artery of the city since colonial times. It was turned ...

Museums in Santiago
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Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM) The MIM is the biggest and most modern complex of cultural entertainment in Chile, with ...

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
(Reads: 1412, since 22-Ene-2004)

The objective of the museum is to preserve, protect, research and disseminate the national artistic heritage through ...

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
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The main characteristic of the original collection is that the various pieces were not chosen for scientific or ...

Museo Nacional Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna
(Reads: 1174, since 22-Ene-2004)

The Museo Nacional Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna was created by government decree in 1947, but was not inaugurated until 1957. ...

Museo Interactivo Mirador (MIM)
(Reads: 1903, since 22-Ene-2004)

The MIM is the biggest and most modern complex of cultural entertainment in Chile, with regard to both its contents and its ...

Museo Nacional de Historia Natural
(Reads: 1330, since 22-Ene-2004)

The Natural History museum was founded on September 14, 1830, by the French scholar Claude Gay, hired by the Chilean ...

National Monuments in Santiago
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Palacio de La Moneda Built by the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca y Ricci, the construction of the Casa de La Moneda took ...

Nature Sanctuaries in Santiago
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Cerro El Roble Was declared a Nature Sanctuary in 2000. It covers 996 hectares in the Til Til sector of the Santiago ...

National Reserves in Santiago
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Reserva Nacional Río Clarillo This reserve covers an area of 13,185 hectares, at an altitude which climbs from 850 to 3,500 ...

Squares in Santiago
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Plaza de Armas Around the Plaza de Armas, as in all Spanish–style cities, stand the Ayuntamiento and the Cathedral. They ...

Churches and Chapels in Santiago
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Iglesia de San Francisco The church of San Francisco and the Franciscan monastery are located in Calle Londres Nº 4, in the ...

Commercial Centers in Santiago
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In the Central Zone: Mall del Centro Located in Puente 689 corner of Rosas, Santiago. Telephone (56) (2) 361 00 ...

Cinemas in Santiago
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EASTERN ZONE Cinemark 12 - Alto Las Condes Located in Avenida Kennedy 9001. Telephone (56) (2) 213 13 22 Chilefilms ...

Parks in Santiago
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Parque Almagro This park is located between San Ignacio, Eleuterio Ramírez, Santa Isabel, Cóndor and San Diego streets. ...

Pablo Neruda, Chile's Nobel Prize Winner
(Reads: 665, since 03-Mar-2010)

Neftalí Ricardo Reyes Basoalto (Pablo Neruda) was born in Parral in 1904, son of José del Carmen Reyes ...

La Moneda Cultural Centre
(Reads: 33, since 10-Ago-2010)

This cultural centre was a project especially thought up for Chile’s bicentenary and was opened on the 26th of August ...

List of Theaters in Santiago
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Carpa Teatro del Parque Araucano - Parque Araucano - Presidente Riesco on the corner with Avenida  Manquehue, Las ...

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