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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.

Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes

m2.jpgChilean architect Emilio Jequier designed this beautiful palace and museum to replicate the Petit Palais of Paris. The palace now houses the Fine Arts Museum, one of the most important in the country and the oldest in South America. Inside the stately interior, visitors find around 2,700 paintings by foreign and Chilean artists, as well as interesting reproductions, sketches and sculptures. The museum also houses a large slide collection and an art library with more than 15,000 volumes, documents and archives. Entry is free on Sundays. Guided tours are available.

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