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TO P 1 0 T H I N GS TO D O N E A R T H E SA N T I AG O M A R R I OT T H OT E L
W i t h e x c e l l e n t v i e w s o f t h e A n d e s M o u n ta i n s a n d c o n v e n i e n t l o c at i o n i n t h e h e a r t o f
Sa n t i a g o , t h e Sa n t i a g o M a r r i o t t H o t e l p r o v i d e s a v e n u e t o c o n d u c t b u s i n e s s a n d f r o m w h i c h
t o e x p l o r e a c i t y r i c h i n h i s t o r y a n d c u lt u r e . F r o m t h e h o t e l y o u c a n g o o u t a n d e x p l o r e t h e
r i c h m u s e u m s , s h o p p i n g c e n t e r s , a n d a c t i v i t i e s t h at w i l l ma k e y o u r s ta y i n C h i l e m e m o r a b l e
C AT H E D R A L O F S A N T I A G O
L o c a te d j u s t o ff t h e P l a z a d e A r m a s , t h e c u rre nt Cathe dral
o f S a n t i a g o wa s co m m i s s i o n e d i n 1 7 4 7 a n d is the fo urth
v e rs i o n o f t h e b u i l d i n g wh i c h h a s b e e n at this l o catio n.
Th e b a ro q u e e x te r i o r, o r n a te i n te r i o r a nd fas cinating
m u s e u m o ffe r a m u l t i tu de o f i m p re s s i v e s i ghts that can be
o ve rp owe ring.
S A N TA L U C I A H I L L
N AT U R A L H I S T O R Y M U S E U M
MUSEUM OF PRE-COLUMBIAN ART
At Sa nta Lucia Hill, vis ito rs c a n st ro l l up
a n d d ow n th e park, wh ich ma rks wh ere
S pa n ish Conquis tado r Pedro de V a l div ia
co n qu e re d th e native inh a bit a nts in
1 5 41 a n d th en surveyed and ma p p ed th e
l a n d tha t wo uld become S a ntia go . Th e
p ark a lso features two for t s th a t were
b uilt in the early 1800s to p rot ec t t h e
c i ty . Wa lk th ro ugh th e par k a nd v isit t h e
fo unta in s and s tatues th a t a do rn t h e
a rea . Ev er y day a canno n sh ot is f ired
f ro m Fort Hidalgo to mark midday, but
w ha t tr u ly makes Santa Lu c ia H il l sp ec ia l
v i ews of Santiago.
W ith a 50 fe e t s ke l e ton of a B l u e W h al e
greet ing you i n t h e m ai n h al lway, t h e
C h il ea n N at i on al M u s e u m of N atu ral
H isto ry p u t s al l of t h e an i m al s, f l ora
a nd fa una of t h e n at i on on d i s p l ay.
Th e M use u m i s t h e p e r fe c t ve n u e to
disco v er w h at m ake s C h i l e , i t s h i s tor y,
its geo grap hy an d i t s e cosys t e m
unique. Th e N atu ral H i s tor y M u s e u m
a l so fea tu re s a w i d e d i s p l ay of ar twor k ,
p a rtic ul a r ly i n p or t rai t for m , t h at
h igh l igh t s C h i l e ’ s s oc i al an d p ol i t i cal
h isto ry .
Th e M u s e u m of P re - Co lum bi a n Art wa s
e s t ab i l i s h e d to p re s e r v e the c ulture a n d
ar t of t h e p e op l e w h o ha c e i n f luen c ed
C h i l e an s oci e ty. Tod ay you c a n ben ef i t
b y b e i n g ab l e to s e e and en j oy the
m u l t i tu d e s of ar twor k a n d a rti fa c ts of
C h i l e ’ s an ci e n t s oc i e t i es tha t s pa n both
C e n t ral an d Sou t h A m eri c a .
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Ba n der a 3 6 1 , S a n t i a g o
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LA MONEDA PALACE
M A P O C H O S TAT I O N
LA CHASCONA HOUSE
O nce Chile’s mint, La Mon eda P a l a c e
i s now the s eat o f th e president a nd
c a bin et m embers. Th e interio r ga rden is
o pe n to the public and pro v ides a grea t
p l ace to see th e ch anging o f t h e gua rd.
The inte rior plaza and th e Co nst itut io n
P l aza offe r perfect picture t a king
o pp or tu n ities.
O p ened i n 1 9 1 3 ad a ral l road h u b at
t h e b egi n n i n g of t h e 2 0 t h c e n tu r y,
t h e M a p oc h o St at i on h as b e e n re b or n
into a p e r for m i n g ar t s ve n u e . W i t h i t s
B a ro q ue arc h i t e c tu re , t h e b u i l d i n g i s a
na tio na l t re as u re , an d tod ay you c an f i n d
t rea sure d ar t an d p e r for m an c e s w i t h a
weekly s c h e d u l e .
Pl aza d e l a c ul tur a ( 5 6 - 2 ) 2 7 8 7 - 0 0 0 0
Th e fam ou s N ob e l P r ize w i n n i n g poet
an d C h i l e an p ol i t i ci an Pa blo Nerud a
l ooke d u p on t h i s l ot an d s aw s om ethi n g
b e au t i f u l . N e r u d a d e s ig n ed the hous e
as a p l ac e to h i d e h i s rela ti on s hi p w i th
h i s t h e n - l ove r, M at i l d e . The hous e n ow
s e r ve s a m u s e u m d e d ic a ted to the m a n
an d h i s wor k .
C H I L E A N N AT I O N A L M U S E U M O F
FINE ART
MERCADO CENTRAL
PORTILLO SKI VILL AGE
S inc e t h e l at e 1 8 0 0 s, t h e M e rcad o
C entra l has d e l i g h t e d s h op p e rs l ook i n g
fo r fresh f r u i t an d s e afood . N ow t h e
ma rket s e r ve s as a g re at p l ace to g rab a
bit e to e at an d re l ac as we l l as s h op for
ingredie n t s . Th e m ar ke t w i l l always b e
f il l ed wit h l i fe an d i s a m u s t vi s i t w h e n i n
S a nt ia go.
H i g h u p i n t h e A n d e s Moun ta i n s you
w i l l f i n d P or t i l l o S k i V illa g e, w hi c h wa s
C h i l e ’ s f i rs t s k i tow n . The s ec lud ed
tow n of fe rs s om e of t he bes t s ki i n g
d u r i n g i t s s e as on of J un e- Oc tober.
Th e US N at i on al S k i Tea m ha s us ed
t h e m ou n t ai n for s u m mer tra i n i n g , a n d
s k i e rs an d s n ow b oard ers w i ll f i n d the
s l op e s b ot h ch al l e n g i n g a n d f un .
The Chile an Natio nal Museum o f F ine
A r t ha s been co llecting bea utiful
e xa m p les o f art since its fo unding in
1 8 8 0. The s culptures, pai ntings a nd a rt
a re br illia ntly dis played in t h e b uil ding
k nown a s t h e Palace o f Fine A rt s,
d esig ne d by Ch ilean arch itec t E mil io
J equ ier a f ter Paris ’Petit P a l a is. Th e
m u seu m features 2.700 pa int ing a nd a
v ast a rt library.
A v . Pre sid ente Kennedy 5741
S a n tia g o, Ch ile
P hon e: (56 2) 2426 2000
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