Hi everybody!
Can anyone suggest places to visit at Santiago??? Never been there so any suggestions are much welcomed!!:)
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Hi everybody!
Can anyone suggest places to visit at Santiago??? Never been there so any suggestions are much welcomed!!:)
I've never been in Chile but I'm told it has made a lot of progress and it's more beautiful than ever!
but I´ve been told to avoid the capital city! :)
Hey Sabrina! What about your trip? Did you like the place? Anything cool to share with us?
What about your trip? Are you satisfied?
For some reason, Santiago gets a bad rap. I took a trip to Chile 3 years ago and, based on what everyone had told me, I only allowed 2-3 days for the city. I got there and ended up regretting not being able to spend more time. It's very walkable, there's a good amount of green space, and every neighborhood is different from the one next to it. There are a couple good museums, bookstores, one of Pablo Neruda's houses (La Chascona), good nightlife, one of the cleanest and most efficient subway systems I've ever seen, etc. Santiago is definitely worth checking out.
I heard we Argentine citizens are kinda not welcome there... :( but never been there!!!
It's true. I've been there with my family a couple of years ago and the minute they heard we were Argentine citizens, they started treating us differently :( (not all of them, of course).
I guess there might be some kind of rivalry between the two countries.
Saludiños,
Bel :)
Really? I've never been there and I don't understand why they don't like us. If anything, they should feel sorry for us! There is no rivalry anymore. They've won by a looooong shot.Quote:
Originally Posted by mariabelen
It's a long story (problems with borders/the Falkland Islands war/job-related problems, etc.)... the main problem is in the neighboring cities/provinces, like Mendoza and Neuquén (Argentina). This "rivalry" has been going on forever, and I think it'll continue in the future...Quote:
Originally Posted by mvictoria
I've been there with my family years ago .. and was great. Excelent places to enjoy. ;)
i agree that santiago can be more interesting than some travelers say, but it can often be unpleasant and unhealthy depending on the air quality while visiting. since the city is in a valley, air pollution concentrates in the city and supposedly is one of cities with the worst air quality in latin america. last year they had multiple air quality emergencies and had to restrict the circulation of automobiles. since the worst months for air quality are supposedly from march to september, it would be wise to visit between october and february if you want to reduce the probability of suffering an air quality emergency. here´s a link to newspaper article from last year:
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/inter...lpepuint_3/Tes
Yeah, I suppose an unfortunate consequence of having the Andes as a backdrop is that the polluted air really has nowhere to go.
They say the same about Mexico CityQuote:
Originally Posted by killiand
That's true, I had always heard that the smog in Mexico City was unbearable to the point where you can't breathe, but when I went a few years ago it wasn't as bad as people made it out to be. If you go into the mountains surrounding the city, you can definitely see it, but it wasn't quite as pronounced as I had expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ecuanime
I've been there while ago, and didn't like it. It was really polluted and the city itself is not that nice...
I was told the ruins are aweeeesome!!