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Discover the best of Santiago: from street art and cafes in Bellavista to panoramic views from San Cristobal Hill.

Discover the best of Santiago: from street art and cafes in Bellavista to panoramic views from San Cristobal Hill.

Discover the best of Santiago: from street art and cafes in Bellavista to panoramic views from San Cristobal Hill.

Discover the best of Santiago: from street art and cafes in Bellavista to panoramic views from San Cristobal Hill.

Because Santiago, Chile’s sprawling capital, is the gateway to some of the world’s greatest natural wonders — Patagonia, the Atacama Desert, Easter Island — many travelers understandably breeze through

Santiago, Chiles capital, offers a vibrant city experience with music, art, and nightlife against the backdrop of the Andes. Visitors can explore the history of the countrys dictatorship at the Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos and stroll through the colorful streets of Barrio Yungay. The city is also home to the lively Persa Victor Manuel flea market and a variety of restaurants, including La Pulperia Santa Elvira and El Franchute del Barrio. To end the day, visitors can enjoy drinks a...

Against the arresting backdrop of the Andes, the Chilean capital is alive with music, art and nightlife.

On Sept. 11, 2001, terror struck the United States. Three thousand people were killed that day, and many more died afterward, from the pollution at Ground Zero in New York and in the two long wars that followed in Afghanistan and Iraq. At the time, Democracy Now! broadcast from the garret of an old firehouse […]

We lived in Mac Iver Street, along which, at great speed and with equal noise, tanks, tanks, trucks with army soldiers and carabineros of the " creeping

Despite almost two decades of dictatorship following September 11, 1973, Chile survived the Pinochet era committed to democracy.