Hi. In this post I tell you what places I think should a foreigner tourist visit in Santiago de Chile. At first, I can offer them history places to visit. For example: where Santiago city was founded. This place is “Plaza de Armas”. In there we can see two monuments: the founder Pedro de Valdivia riding his horse in a corner, and the native people’s monument in the other side of the square. Around the square we can see the Catholic Cathedral, the government palace, and other buildings actually shopping places. In our historical tour we visit San Francisco’s Church, Santa Lucía’s Hill, and La Moneda Palace. In this moment of our trip we can be thirsty. Is time to know popular places. Let’s go to “La Piojera” for drink a “Terremoto”, then we can have to lunch in “Mercado Central”, and visit “Estación Mapocho”. We use “Metro”, our subway to go to San Cristobal’s Hill. In the top we see Santiago city and the smog cloud. The tourist can take pictures or buy Santiago city’s postcards without smog. In the base of San Cristobal Hill, we can visit “La Chascona”, one of many houses of Pablo Neruda, into this cultural center the foreigner can feel like a friend of the poet. In this moment we are very near of the “Carrete” zone. Bellavista is welcome us with open arms. And open bars and restaurants too. All foreigners should drink Pisco sour, red wine, and enjoy chilean cuisine. If they don’t have money, enjoy a “Chela” the actually name of beer in Chile. In a second day, I think the foreigner should visit our marginal places. The tourist should know Chile is not like we painting it around the world.
I also think that these places are important features of the city of Santiago. tourists really should know that our country has many beauties in the city, people and nature, Santiago is a good start for this.
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