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Hotel Neruda
Hotel Neruda
Pedro de Valdivia 164 - Providencia, Santiago


Santa Teresa de Lo Ovalle

Holiday Inn Santiago Airport
Holiday Inn Santiago Airport
Armando Cortinez Norte, 2150, Santiago




The Santa Lucía Hill

Spanian Conqueror

The capital city of Santiago was built at the feet of the Santa Lucía Hill in 1541 by the Spaniard Conqueror Pedro de Valdivia.

Previous name was Huelén.

Nowadays it is a popular place for walikng and sightseeings.


Carén Lagoon

Our tip of sport activities

The Carén lagoon is located only 20 km from Santiago.

It is an amazing place for water sports as wind surfing, yachting and fishing.

It is also a favourite picnic area.


Robinson Crusoe Island

Castaway Alexander Selkirk

The real story of the sailor Alexander Selkirk who lived on this island for four years and four months was an inspiration to Daniel Defoe.

His novel Robinson Crusoe was so closed connected with this island that Chilean Government decided to rename the island. The original name Juan Fernandez Island was changed into Robinson Crusoe Island.


CHILE

Chile General information

Capital      Santiago de Chile

Currency   Chilean Peso (CLP).
                 1 Chilean peso = 100 centavo

Area          757,000 square km

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Family and kids
Our advice is to stay in Arica. It is a nice city with beautiful beaches. You can swimm or you can take lessons of surfing. If you like an adventure, you can make a trip to Lauca National Park with lakes and volcanoes.

Couple
Our proposal is to visit the capital city - Santiago de Chile. This is a nice city with many tourist attractions. You can enjoy music festivals in summer months. You can arrange a trip to nearby Valparaíso.

Group
San Pedro is a good starting point. Visit the city and afterwards organize a trips to attractions in vicinity. We suggest to visit Salar de Atacama. The next tour can be arranged to geyser fileds in El Tatio. You can make beautiful photos of geysers, nature and typical animals of Chile, especially llamas.

Seniors
Our suggestion is to visit Vina del Mar. It is a sympatic beach resort. You can enjoy museums and festival.

Single
We suggest to visit Valparaíso. It is a city with specific bohemian culture. You can admire nice coloured houses. Ask for the address of La Sebastiana. You can find a home of poet Pablo Neruda. Our recommendation is to use cable cars to go up the hills to have an amazing view to Pacific Ocean.

Biker
We suggest to try biking around San Pedro. There are demanding old Inca trails. If you are able to undergo a hard cycling tour, we propose to continue to the Valle de la Luna (Moon Valley).

Skier
One of the most known skiing area is near Santiago de Chile. Great conditions an views are in Valle Las Trancas in Termas de Chillan. We can also suggest an amazing area close to the Choshuenco Mocho volcano.

Adventurer
Cabo de Hornos National Park - is the world's southernmost national park. It is the one of the most extreme place on the Earth.

Explorer
Torres del Paine National Park is a paradise for hikers. There are breathtaking sceneries, mountains, glaciers and lakes. You can enjoy hiking trails. It is also a good place for birdwatching.

Outdoor traveler
Chile is excelent coutry for many outdoor activities. There are fantastic places for adventurers in the San Pedro de Atacama area. If you like trekking, climbing, archaeological sightings, you can organize interesting exploration tours. Be aware of the altitude, we suggest to take care about the acclimatization.

Sportsman
1) hiking - Torres del Paine National Park
2) trekking, climbing - the San Pedro de Atacama area
3) glacier hiking, trekking - Tierra del Fuego, glacier Martial
4) glacier walking, skiing - Volcan Villlarica National Park



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Santiago de Chile

  the capital city lies at 520 meters. It is possible to see Andas from Santiago.

  University of Chile - founded in 1738 as the Royal University of San Felipe

 Catholic University of Chile in the year 1888

  University of Santiago de Chile from r. 1947

  Plaza de Armas - Main Square Designed by Pedro de Valdivia, it is considered the heart of the city. It is surrounded by the Cathedral, the Audiencia Real (Royal Court), the Central Post.

  Santiago's Cathedral. The building of the current temple -the fourth one, since the previous three were shattered by earthquakes and fires- was initiated during the government of Ortiz de Rosas, between 1748 and 1775. The new church was located in the same place chosen by Pedro de Valdivia, the city's founder, for the original one.

  Real Audiencia Palace or National Historical Museum. It was built between 1804 and 1907.

  Palacio de la Moneda The government and presidential seat. The building was ordered by the Spanish Crown to the end of the 18th century. The design was in the hands of the Italian architect Joaquin Toesca.

  Casa Colorada (Red House). It is the best-kept colonial residence in town.

  Cousińo Palace Elegant Versailles-style mansion

  Mapocho Station

  National Museum of Fine Arts

  Contemporary Art Museum

  Art of the American Peoples Museum

  National Museum of Natural History

  ZOO

  Mercado Central - Main Square

    Bellavista - The Paris district - one of the most interesting attractions of the city during Fridays and Saturdays.


Valley of the Moon

  Valley of the Moon (called Valle de la Luna) - the country similar to the month surface lies at an altitude of more than 2600 meters. Moon Valley is located only 13 km west of the city San Pedro. It is a big attraction as there has been no rain for several centuries.


Valparaíso

  Valparaíso - the second largest city


Puerto Montt

  Puerto Montt - a city that has maintained the European atmosphere. Interesting is a cathedral with a red wooden roof of the mid-19th century.


Villa del Mar

  Villa del Mar - one of the most famous tourist beach resorts. It is known by its beautiful palm trees, which are lined with white sand beach. There is also National Botanic Garden of Chile.


La Serena

  La Serena - known tourist resort with beautiful beaches and maintaining.


Salt Lake - Salar de Atacama

  Salt lake Salar de Atacama is located at an altitude of 2305 meters. This desert looks as white ice plain, but its temperature reaches 45 degrees C.


San Pedro de Atacama

  is a city located at the edge of Salar de Atacama.

  Archoeological Museum


Puyehue Natinal Park

  Puyehue National Park - offers visitors outlook on the amazing scenery with volcanic mountains, waterfalls and thermal springs.


National Park Laguna San Rafael

  National Park Laguna San Rafael -  most interesting but hardly accessible natural attractions with many glaciers in Patagonia.


Torres del Paine

  Biosphere Reserve Torres del Paine - one of the unique natural dominant. Huge waterfalls and glaciers.


Nacional Lauca

  Nacional Lauca Biosphere Reserve - lies one of the highest lakes on Earth - Lake Chungará, which lies at the foot of a pair of volcanoes (Parinacota and Pomerape). The altitudes of these volcanoes are 6,348 m and 6,282 m.


Geysers

  Geysers del Geiseres Tatio - gallops up to 30 meters. Geysers themselves are at an altitude of 4321 meters.


Lake Salar de Surire

  Lake Salar de Surire


Chuquicamata

  Chuquicamata – copper surface mining


Bíp - Bíp

  Bío-Bío - extremely watery River


Volcano Guallatiri

  The highest volcano: Guallatiri altitude is 6060 meters. It is also the highest volcano on Earth.


Rapa Nui - Isla de Pascua

  Easter Island (also known as Rapa Nui or Isla de Pascua) is the outermost islands of the world. It lies about 3,700 km from the coast of South America. He was named after its explorer Jakob Roggeveen, who anchored here on Easter Sunday in 1722. Gigantic monolithic Moai statues with the height of 4 to 10 meters. Interesting sculptures is their weight, which ranges from 20 to 90 tons.

  Pictographic plates with indecifrabile message

  Hanga Roa - Archaeological Museum


  Volcanoes: Rano Kao, Rano Raraku


Drake Passage

  Drake Passage - Fire located between the ground and Antarctic Peninsula. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It is known for its harsh and extremely bad weather.



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Santiago de Chile
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Chile - Maipo Valley


Chile - San Conchaytorro
Chile - San Conchaytorro




Earthquake

Be aware of damages near Santiago

The massive earthquake struck the Maule region on 27 February, 2010. The damages are reported near the capital city.

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