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Santiago of Chile

Main Activity: Tourism, Commerce, Industry and Fishing

It is the smallest in the region and it is the place where the main political administration center is found. Besides being considered the finance and cultural center of Chile.

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

It has the highest population (5.875.000) / census 2002.

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

Church´s:

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

Site Attractions:

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

Museums:

· Santiago Museum - (Telefone: 6330723)
· Historical Museum - (Telefone: 6381411)
· Museum of Chileno de Arte Precolombino - (Telefone: 6887348)
· Museum of La Merced - (Telefone: 6649189)
· Museum and Convent of San Francisco - (Telefone: 6398737)
· National Museum of Bellas Artes - (Telefone: 6330655)
· National Library - (Telefone: 3605259)
· Cultural Center Estacion Mapocho - (Telefone: 3611761)
· Museum of Natural History - (Telefone: 6804600)
· Museum of Science and Technology - (Telefone: 6816022)
· Planetary of Usach - (Telefone: 7781325)
· Aeronautical Museum of Chile - (Telefone: 2737758)
· Outlooker Museum - (Telefone: 2807800)
· Museum of History and Military of Chile - (Telefone: 6949900)

How to get to Santiago?

At 20 kilometers is the International Airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez - (Telefone: 6019709)

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

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

Bus Station Service
Santiago Terminal - (Libertador Bernardo O Higgins Av. 3848)
Los Heroes Terminal - (Tucapel Jiménez St. 21 / Telefone: 6969080)
Alameda Terminal - (Libertador Bernardo O Higgins Av. 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