Cerro San Cristóbal
Cerro Santa Lucía
La Moneda
Plaza de Armas
Barrio Lastarria (shops, restaurants, cafes, cultural centers)
Barrio Bellavista (restaurants, boutiques, bars, clubs)
El Templo Bahá’í
Fantansilandia, amusement park
Parque O’Higgins
Feria de Los Dominicos (Pictured is a small garden space among the many rustic shops)
Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral
Pablo Neruda houses (There are three! Pictured below is his house located at Isla Negra)
Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos
Villa Grimaldi
The Cementerio General de Santiago
Cajón del Maipo (Hiking region towards the mountains just outside of Santiago)
Places in Viña del mar (about an hour and a half from Santiago near the coast)
Quinta Vergara (Park and amphitheater where the Festival Internacional de la Canción de Viña del Mar takes place, the largest music festival in Latin America).
Reloj de Flores
La playa (Visit any beach there!)
Valparaíso is another city about 10 minutes away from Viña del mar that features cool, colorful buildings, tons of murals, unique shops, and quaint restaurants. Algarrobo is another beach city similar to Viña del mar that is around that region. I stayed in Algarrobo with the program twice.
Malls: Parque Arauco, Costanera Center, Plaza Egaña, Alto Las Condes
Top restaurants: Eladio, Tang ren jiu lou, El Café de las Mujeres, Tommy Beans, Valpo Ramen. Also, eat Peruvian food while there, it’s delicious! If you get the chance, try some traditional Chilean food such as sopaipillas, pebre, humitas, cazuela, and calzones rotos just to name a few!
Other places: other people in the group went to vineyards around Santiago and a trip to San Pedro de Atacama.
This is only a list of some of the places I visited. There are sooo many more places and museums that I did not get around to visiting. Time goes by fast, so plan accordingly. I advise doing a little research about the city before you go, but keep an open mind and ask locals about cool places to visit and eat – they know best! There are too many people that make an unrealistic list of places they want to visit and then are let down when not everything on the list is checked off by the end. When I went to Buenos Aires, our wonderful in-country host person had a booklet made for us with various places to visit. In Chile, my host mom gave me a lot of recommendations for places to visit. Google searches can be helpful, but don’t be afraid to reach out and ask past students/fellows and locals about where to go! Additionally, everyone has their own interests, so go to places that interest you!
Aventura Emily 