Strolling Around Santiago, Chile, Santiago, Chile

After enjoying a wonderful Christmas party at my Mom鈥檚 Friday night, we set out for our Christmas vacation to Patagonia. Our flight Saturday departed 9:50pm. When we tried checking in at AA, they couldn鈥檛 check our bags to our final destination because we were supposedly 鈥渦nconfirmed鈥� on the LAN portion of our flights. So eventually we just checked our bags to our first stop in Santiago, Chile where we had a long layover.聽

In the meantime, we made sure we were confirmed on our LAN flights to Buenos Aires and El Calafate. We were. Oh well..worse case we鈥檇 wander around Santiago wearing our backpacks and best case we鈥檇 find a storage locker. Fortunately, upon arrival, we found a guarded baggage room where we could store two bags for 10,000 pesos or about $14.

After deciphering the Spanish ATM, we grabbed a cab which is metered to Plaza de Armas. Following a combination of a few walking tours from GPSmycity.com, we soaked in the highlights. At the plaza we admired the Christmas tree art made from scraps and stopped in the nearby Santiago Municipal Cathedral. The cathedral, built in the mid to late 1700s, is one of the largest in Chile. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).

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Guide Name: Strolling Around Santiago, Chile
Guide Location: Chile » Santiago
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:

Plaza de Armas
Santiago Municipal Cathedral
Mercado Central
Galeon
Santa Lucia Hill
La Mondeda Museum

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