A great city.
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Santiago is the capital of Chile, and it's one of the 37
communes of the “Big Santiago”. Santiago is the centre of administrative,
comercial, financial and cultural organizations of the country. It is located
at the XIII región, also known as Metropolitan Region, and has a population
that borders 6 millions inhabitants. Geographically, it is placed on the flat
of "Santiago basin", and his
climate is affected specially because of two factors: The Andes mountain and
The Coast mountain.
His history tell
us that was officially founded at 1541 by Pedro Valdivia, who named it as
"Santiago del Nuevo Extremo". His structure's design was commanded to
Pedro Gamboa, who designed the city in a "draughtboard" way, design that is
applied until these days.
Nowadays,
Santiago has earned an important place in South America, and it is
becoming more recognized worldwide, mainly by the level and rate of development
(economically and socially) that has taken over its history. Is considered the
second best city in South America to make inversions and bussiness, the third one
with the best life qualities, the second one more safe, and THE ONE that tourist must visit one day.
Some places of interes to know in Santiago are:
La Piojera:
Is an old and famous bar/restaurante where you can find
traditional Chilean gastronomy throughout the year, with a quite atmosphere and
charming Creole.
Parque de las esculturas:
Is a meeting place with art for people. Is
a park located in Providencia, which counts with a lot of scultures in his
gardens, is like an outdoor museum.
La Vega Central:
Is a market where you can find fresh fruit and vegetables. It's full
with charisma of people who work there, lovely and very friendly, so it's
impossible to leave without buying. La Vega Central is internationally
recognized as the 4th best market in the world.
