Santiago

Santiago is the capital and economic center of Chile. With its many museums, events, theaters, restaurants, bars and other entertainment and cultural opportunities, it is also the cultural center of the country. Wikivoyage

Population 6,257,516 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Chile

• 130FireWildfire
• 131AmbulanceAmbulance
• 132FireFire
• 133CarabinerosCarabineros de Chile
• 134PoliceInvestigations Police of Chile

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Chile

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

• Museo de Bomberos de Santiago (MUBO) Museum · 110 m
• Museum of Precolombian Art Museum · 330 m
• Palacio del Ex-Congreso Nacional de Chile Castle · 360 m
• Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia Castle · 400 m
• Museum of Contemporary Art Gallery · 540 m
• Museo Numismático Museum · 560 m
• Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes Museum · 620 m
• Presidential Palace of Chile Castle · 770 m

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Eating nearby

• Burger 6
• Sandwich 5
• Peruvian 3
• Chinese 3
• Local 3
• Sushi 3
• Pizza 3
• Chicken 2

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

• Parque Forestal 1.2 km across 790 m
• Bandejón Central Alameda Bernardo O'Higgins 1.0 km across 1000 m
• Parque de los Reyes 640 m across 900 m
• Parque de los Reyes 1.5 km across 2.0 km

Getting around

• Plaza de Armas 140 m
• Puente Cal y Canto 520 m
• Bellas Artes 540 m
• Universidad de Chile 800 m
• Santa Lucía 800 m
• Patronato 820 m

Train stations: Cumbre 1.9 km, Alameda 3.2 km

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