Santiago de Chile

Main Activity: Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Fishing

It is the smallest city in the region and it is the place where the main political administrative center is settled; besides, it is considered the financial and cultural center of Chile.

The city of Santiago is the administrative, political, industrial, commercial and cultural center of Chile.

It possesses the highest population of the country (5.875.000 / census 2002).

It is a modern city of great commercial prosperity and tourist attraction. It has modern hotels and restaurants.

Tourist Walks around Santiago:

· Square of Arms
· Balmaceda Park
· Ahumada Tourist Sidewalk
· Huerfanos Tourist Sidewalk
· Dieciocho Street
· Providencia Area
· The Alameda
· San Cristobal Hill

Churches:

· Cathedral (1748)
· Agustinas Church (1847)
· Santo Domingo Church
· San Agustin Church (1625)
· San Francisco Church (1580)
· San Ignacio Church (1870)

Tourist Attractions:

· Real Audiencia and Cajas Reales Palace (1804)
· The Moneda Presidential Palace - (Telephone: 6904000)
· Real Casa de Aduana Palace (1805)
· Errazuriz Palace (1872)
· Cousiño Palace (1875)
· Casa Colorada (Colorada House) (1779)
· Club Union (1864)
· Municipal Theater - (Telephone: 5115778)
· Money Exchange House - (Telephone: 3993000)
· Central Market
· Central Station

Museums:

· Santiago Museum - (Telephone: 6330723)
· Historical Museum - (Telephone: 6381411)
· Museum of Pre Columbine Art - (Telephone: 6887348)
· Museum of La Merced - (Telephone: 6649189)
· Museum and Convent of San Francisco - (Telephone: 6398737)
· National Museum of Bellas Artes - (Telephone: 6330655)
· National Library - (Telephone: 3605259)
· Cultural Center Mapocho Station - (Telephone: 3611761)
· Museum of Natural History - (Telephone: 6804600)
· Museum of Science and Technology - (Telephone: 6816022)
· Planetary of Usach - (Telephone: 7781325)
· Aeronautical Museum of Chile - (Telephone: 2737758)
· Outlook Museum - (Telephone: 2807800)
· History and Military Museum of Chile - (Telephone: 6949900)

Cinemas in Santiago:

· EASTERN ZONE

Cinehoyts La Reina
Located on Ossa Avenue, at the corner of Simón Bolívar. Telephone (56) (2) 600 500 04 00
Tobalaba
Located in Providencia Nº 2563. Telephone (56) (2) 231 66 30
Showcase Cinemas - Parque Arauco
Located on Kennedy Avenue Nº 5413. Telephone (56) (2) 224 77 07
Lo Castillo
Located in Candelaria Goyenechea Nº 3820. Telephone (56) (2) 244 58 56
Chilefilms Vitacura
Located in Vitacura Nº 6780. Telephone (56) (2) 219 23 84
Chilefilms Las Condes
Located in Las Condes Nº 11271. Telephone (56) (2) 243 10 47
Cinemark 12 - Alto Las Condes
Located on Kennedy Avenue Nº 9001. Telephone (56) (2) 213 13 22
Chilefilms Pedro de Valdivia
Located in Plaza Pedro de Valdivia. Telephone (56) (2) 223 85 46
Chilefilms Las Lilas
Located in Plaza Pedro de Valdivia. Telephone (56) (2) 223 85 46
Chilefilms San Damián
Located in Las Condes Nº 11271. Telephone (56) (2) 243 10 47

· CENTRAL ZONE

Cinema El Biógrafo
Located in José Victorino Lastarria Nº 181, Santiago Centro. Telephone (56) (2) 6334435.
Cinema Alameda
Located on Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins Avenue Nº 139, Santiago Centro. Telephone: 6339563 – 6392749
Cinehoyts San Agustín
Located in San Antonio Nº 144, Telephone (56) (2) 632 9566.
Cinehoyts Huérfanos
Located in Huérfanos Nº 735. Telephone (56) (2) 664 1861
Chilefilms Gran Palace
Located in Huérfanos Nº 1176. Telephone (56) (2) 696 0082

· SOUTHERN ZONE

Cinemark Plaza Tobalaba
Located in Mall Plaza Tobalaba. Camilo Henríquez Nº 3296. Telephone (56) (2) 600 600 2463.
Cinemark Gran Avenida
Located on José Miguel Carrera Avenue Nº 6150. Telephone (56) (2) 600 600 2463.
Cinehoyts Puente Alto Plazuela
Located in Independencia Paradero. Kilometer 37, Vicuña Mackenna, Puente Alto, Santiago. Telephone (56) (2) 600 500 0400
Cinehoyts Puente Alto Strip Center
Located in Plazuela Independencia, Paradero 37, Vicuña Mackenna Avenue. Telephone (56) (2) 850 8171.
Cinemark Plaza Vespucio
Located in Shopping Plaza Vespucio. Telephone (56) (2) 600 600 2463.

· WESTERN ZONE

Showcase Maipú
Located in Mall Arauco Maipú. Telephone (56) (2) 744 6465.
Cinehoyts Estación Central
Located in Exposición Nº155. Telephone (56) (2) 600 500 0400.
Cinemark Plaza Oeste
Located in Mall Plaza (West). Telephone (56) (2) 600 600 2463.

How to get to Santiago

The International Airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez is situated 20 kilometers from the centre of the city - (Telephone: 6019709)

Airport Bus Service
Tour Express - (Telephone: 6019573)
Centropuerto - (Telephone: 6019883)

Minibus (Transfers) - Airport
Delfos - (Telephone: 2266020)
Tranfer - (Telephone: 7777707)

Bus Station Service
Santiago Terminal - (Libertador Bernardo O Higgins Av. Nº 3848)
Los Heroes Terminal - (Tucapel Jiménez St. Nº 21 / Telephone: 6969080)
Alameda Terminal - (Libertador Bernardo O Higgins Av. Nº 3750)

General Information:

Bank Schedule: From Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 14:00

Offices Schedule: From Monday to Friday, 9:00 to 13:00 and 14:00 to 18:00 Saturday, 10:00 to 13:30

Commerce Schedule: From Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 19:00. Saturday, 10:00 to 14:00

Hotels in Santiago

Posada del Salvador Hotel
“The hotel you would like to find”. Posada del Salvador is the first hotel in the district of Providencia. It has 37 years of continuous services. It served to international tourism. It is a familiar hotel that is administered by its owners.

Quito Hostel
It is located in the Santa Lucía Hill area. Hostal Quito “is the concept that you were looking for”. It offers good services, friendly and economic, by obtaining the best value for your budget. It is placed into a nice country area surrounded by naturally lovely settings such as the ocean, the countryside and the mountains.

Presidente Santiago Hotel
Presidente Hotel is located very close to Santiago and Providencia, specifically, close to the new financial, cultural and shopping area where you will find the most complete variety of restaurants, pubs, boutiques and shopping malls.

Kennedy Hotel
Hotel Kennedy “gives an excellent service at the best location”. Here, you will find a unique and exclusive Hotel.