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Santiago, Chile |
General Information:
Situated at an elevation of 520m in the central valley of Chile, Santiago is the country's capital and the biggest city in the country. With two decades of incessant economic augmentation the city of Santiago has become one of the most sophisticated metropolitan areas of the country with plenty of shopping malls, remarkable skyscrapers and headquarters of several important companies of the world. Santiago enjoys a Mediterranean type of climate with hot dry summers and humid winters. Snowfalls occur rarely in the outskirts of the city. Smog is very common to this city because of thermal inversion. Mapocho is the main river which is constantly being polluted by the industrial waste. Founded on February 12, 1541 by Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago began to develop as one of the most important financial centres of Latin America since 1930s. With apopulation of about 5.45 million Santiago is acuturally rich city.
Tourist Attractions:
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Santiago has a whole lot of attractive sites to visit.
· Cathedral Metropolitana and Museo de Arte Sagadro: This grand building spreading over an entire city block is the fifth to rebuilt on this spot. Presently it also house s a religious Museum within its premises which have an assortment of paintings, manuscripts and silverwork.
· Correo central and Museo Postal : A wonderful evidence of Renaissance architecture is this pink coloured post office.
· Palacio de la Real Audiencia : The most historic structure in the entire city which houses the National History Museum Having more than 70, 000 collectibles and artwork including weapons, clothing, money and medallions.
· Casa Colorada Santiago Museum : regarded as the best preserved structure of the city
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· Basilica De la Merced is unique for its 78 wooden and ivory Christ Child Figures, the exquisite Bavarian
Baroque style Pulpit and the intricate art of its construction
· Museo Chileno de Art Pre Columbino : storehouse of Precolumbian artwork
· The Ex Congresso Nacional and Palacio de los Tribunales, the two majestic community buildings
· The Church of San Francisco
· The cultural centre of Estacion Mapucho
· The Parque Forestal : a onderful garden having plants of Exclusive variety
Transportation :
The Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport is both the national and the international airport of the city. The railway system run by Chile's national railway connects the capital with the city of Iquique. The metropolitan transportation system depends on the privately run bus service and the publicly owned subway system. Cabs are found in every streets. There is also the facility of shuttle cabs which takes one to the desired destination for a fixed value.
Shopping :
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Shopping is the best part of your visit to Santiago. The city being economically sound and quite sophisticated houses two mega malls : Parque Arauco and Alto Las Condes. Both these malls have all the internationally acclaimed branded products in them. The facility of multiscreened theater and food courts are also available in these lavish malls. Among the smaller gallerias Mall Panoramico has excusive boutiques selling outstanding clothes, jewelry, household goods etc. The Crafts market of Los Dominicos and the largest market of Santiago, namely the Feria Santa Lucia has to be visited for completing your shopping errand.
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Hotels :
Santiago has to offer its visitors a wide array of lodgings. From five star classy accommodations to cheap and comfortable lodgings , Santiago has everything in it.
| Hotels |
Charges per night |
| The Ritz Carlton Santiago |
$320 |
| Plaza El Bosque Park |
$300 |
| Hyatt Regency |
$245 |
| Sheraton Santiago Hotel |
$149 |
| Crown Plaza Santiago |
$112 |
| Eurotel Hotel |
$99 |
| Bellavista Hostel |
$ 18 |
These are the most popular accommodations in the city of Santiago. Apart from these there are several other comfy places to stay.
Take pleasure in your trip to Santiago.
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