Santiago, Chile (Capital)

Plaza de Armas - Santiago, Chile

Mercado Central - Santiago, Chile

Chilean Lunch - Santiago, Chile

Santiago, Chile (Capital) (1/14-15/2010)

Hola! from Santiago, capital and largest city (population 5 million) of Chile with nearly a third of Chile’s entire population.

Santiago is one of South America’s more modern, clean, and rather cosmopolitan cities with good transportation, trendy areas, and quite affordable prices.  

Santiago lacks the rich culture and popular tourist destinations of other South American cities and is normally a jumping off point for other Chilean locations. 

The wonderful Chilean hospitality in Santiago outshines any normal big city unfriendliness. People all over the city went out of their way to help us and be friendly.

Wayne's New Friends - Santiago, Chile

Pedestrian Shopping Walkways - Santiago, Chile

Chilean Girls - Santiago, Chile

Santiago was just a quick stopover for us to organize the rest of our adventures in Chile but we were able to get around a bit and discover some enjoyable places. 

We wandered Santiago's downtown area visiting the historic Plaza de Armas and Cathedral De Santiago (see photos). We also walked pedestrian shopping walkways, witnessed a political event, and had lunch at the Mercado Central famous for its Chilean fish and wine (see photos). 

At night we had a chance to visit Santiago's trendy neighborhoods of Barrio Paris-Londres and Barrio Bellavista having a wonderful dinner at the outdoor Patagonia Café (see photos).


Some history... The Spanish founded Santiago in 1541. Overcoming resistance from the native Incas, floods and earthquakes, the Spanish Conquistadores prevailed. Independence from

Political Event - Santiago, Chile

Spain was declared in 1817.

Please also see our 7 other blog posts for beautiful Chile:

Chile - Pucon Lake District

Chile - Puerto Montt Patagonia

Chile - Punta Arenas & Strait of Magellan

Outdoor Cafe (Patagonia)
in Barrio Paris-Londres - Santiago, Chile

Chile - Santa Cruz & Colchagua Valley Wine Country

Chile - Strait of Magellan, Cape Horn, Chilean Fjords, & Darwin & Beagel Channels

Chile - Valparaiso

Chile - Vina del Mar

Street Performers - Santiago, Chile

 

 

 

 

 

 

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