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Santiago Travel Guide

The city lies in the center of the Santiago Basin, a large bowl-shaped valley consisting of a broad and fertile plain surrounded by mountains. It is flanked by the main chain of the Andes on the east and the Chilean Coastal Range on the west.

About Santiago de Chile

Santiago de Chile covers an area of 247.6 sq. miles (641.4 sq. Km) and is estimated to have a population of 5.5 million people being the capital of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation. Santiago is one of Latin America's most modern metropolitan areas.

Paseo Peatonal Londres

a2.jpgA beautiful and attractive walkway located in downtown, it is comprised by various structures built between 1922 and 1925. Marina Ortiz de Gaete, widow of Pedro de Valdivia, encouraged the construction of the Soledad Chapel, next to the first church of the Franciscan Order, which is today the San Francisco Church. This small civic neighborhood is full of various eye catching architectural styles that live in perfect harmony.

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