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Unusual
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Santiago, Chile

Parque Quinta Normal Greenhouse

A beautiful deserted greenhouse in the middle of a park.

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Santiago, Chile

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

A museum founded to reflect on and remember the human rights abuses under Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.

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Santiago, Chile

Monument to the Indigenous People

This sculpture meant to honor the bravery of the indigenous Mapuche people of Chile proved controversial.

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Torre Telefonica Chile

It's just another skyscraper, but it's shaped like '90s cell phone.

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2 miles from Santiago

Providencia, Chile

La Chascona

Pablo Neruda's custom-built lover's nest was made to remind him of the sea and named after his mistress' hair.

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2 miles from Santiago

San Miguel, Chile

Museo a Cielo Abierto

The gorgeous murals at this open-air museum form the largest street art collective in Chile.

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3 miles from Santiago

Las Condes, Chile

National Astronomical Observatory of Chile

This observatory high on a hilltop in the center of Santiago got its start in 1852.

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8 miles from Santiago

Unique
Food & Drink
in Santiago

Mote con Huesillos

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Mote con Huesillos

A syrupy cup of peaches and wheat kernels is a customary reward after a Santiago mountain hike.

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Merquén

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Ingredients & Condiments

Merquén

In Chile's central Araucanía region, the indigenous Mapuche community still makes this smoky spice blend.

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Chilean Sea Urchin

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Meats & Animal Products

Chilean Sea Urchin

Flip over these prickly treasures and find creamy, orange meat.

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Zoe Baillargeon

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