Exploring SANTIAGO CHILE (not what we expected) 🇨🇱

Correction in the video: pedro de valdivia did not liberate chile, but was actually a spanish conquistador. He founded the city of santiago in 1541, and was eventually killed by the Mapuche, a group of indigenous inhabitants from south central Chile and southwestern Argentina.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Welcome to Santiago Chile!
0:19 Plaza De Armas
1:37 Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago
3:04 Exploring the Streets
4:18 Coffee Break at Haiti
5:53 Plaza de la Constitución
6:56 Library of Congress
7:32 First Impressions
8:13 Mercado Central
9:30 Dessert Break (Tres Leches Cake)
11:02 Saint Lucia Hill
13:19 Trying Chorrillana
14:49 Final Thoughts
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First Impressions of CHILE 🇨🇱 (Exploring Santiago)

[matiasdimter]

Actually Pedro de Valdivia was a Spanish Conquistador that founded Santiago (amongst other cities when Chile was a Spanish colony) in the year 1541. Great video, guys! Oh, if you can go to Valdivia (south of Chile) you won't regret it.

[franciscahammerschlag]

Pedro de Valdivia did not fight for Chile's freedom from the Spanish. Pedro de Valdivia was a Spanish military man and conqueror of Extremadura origin. After participating in several military campaigns in Europe, he travelled to America, where he was part of the army of Francisco Pizarro, governor of Peru. With the title of lieutenant governor granted by Pizarro, he led the Conquest of Chile starting in 1540. He founded the oldest cities in Chile, including the capital Santiago (1541), La Serena (1544), Concepción (1550), Valdivia (1552) and La Imperial (1552). He also ordered the founding of the cities of Villarrica and Los Confines (Angol).

[alejandragazmuri]

La bandera de Chile es anterior a la Texas

[eduandrade]

Santiago is a cosmopolitan city; unfortunately, the downtown area and the central market have lost their identity, as these areas are filled with immigrants and have become a bit unsafe.

[edouc]

Chilean flag is older than texas flag fyi

[byrohchi]

Another great vid, It was great seeing you enjoying the city, hopefully next time you can try a Completo (Chilean Hot Dog) and a Pastel de Choclo.

[felipelopez]

Hey guys! You must visit south of Chile. Precisely Frutillar, Puerto Varas and Puerto Montt. You'll love it. Cheers!

[rodlizana]

Mercado central is a tourist trap, the area around it is lost to immigrants from Venezuela and peru the food stalls made out of shopping trolleys are illegal when chileans tell you to be careful heed their warnings.

[conrackclover]

Plaza de Armas is usually very busy because there is literally everything just a few minutes away, people leaving their offices to eat somewhere nearby, families going out with their children after school, even many mandatory procedures have to be done there... I live near the Cordillera de los Andes but I always ended up going to the center for different reasons hahaha

Anyway, glad you enjoyed the city! These types of videos bring back many memories of my childhood, and seeing people from outside enjoying different things that we have makes my heart fill with joy<3

[andresherrera-cmbq]

Veo puros caribeños en la plaza ningun chileno 😃😃😃

[fabiancillox]

the fact that u can see so many people on the streets roots on the mobility, basically the whole rest of the world except for USA and canada, is not so car dependant, so people walk, and public transit its somewhat decent, at least in santiago its pretty easy to go around the city by the metro (subway) alone, that doesnt mean santiago doesnt have traffic problems coz it does but in general infraestructure is more transit oriented, actually whenever u ask for an adress in santiago, pèople will usually tell what metro station is around for location reference, 2 of every 5 homes are located at walkable distance of a metro station so, also thats why u saw lots of pedestrianized streets around the center, wich in america are pretty rare to find if non existant, now chorrillana it is indeed a national treasure and thats exactly how its eaten, usually at parties or before going partying, thou u can get it at any time u like and theres a feww variations that contain olives, white cheese and avocadoes, santiago in general is pretty safe compared to other south american capitals, howevers there's been a recent all time high peak on criminality and everybody is freakin out about it, but like any other big city u should be careful around the center, cheers

[nelsonfuentes]

I recommend You a tour to Subway of Santiago. Literally an underground museum.

[gloomcat]

So nice of all those people for warning you about pickpocketing. Unfortunately is a big issue right now, most people see carrying expensive things like technology or jewelry as having a neon sign saying "rob me!" and some don't even take their phone out while walking. Glad you enjoyed Chile! <3

[jacksondouglas]

I suggest to go to San Pedro de Atacama. You will love Atacam Desert and the starry skies

[ignaciomarlonolivares]

Welcome to Chile! We have a lot to tell to the visitors!

[TheHeauxlisticNomad]

I’m in Peru gathering videos for my channel but I’ll be in Chile soon ❤ can’t wait to try the food and explore

[priscillamesiasmartinez]

Les falto conocer nuestro sur de Chile es lo más hermoso del mundo y en stgo el barrio Lastarria, barrio Italia son bellos

[cristmustang]

Down town Santiago does not represent the spirit of the city. It looks such a third world capital due the people there, they are not Chilean, so all that area will male aconfusion and a bad impression finally. Santiago is so much more than this video. A cloudy day does not help for a good view of the city.

[wolfheart]

If you like nature, you should visit Melipeuco and the Conguillo National Park.

[rthel]

Cuenta la leyenda que la bandera de Chile fue elegida como la más bella del mundo, por allá por el 1860 si no me equivoco... a los Texanos les gustó tanto que la imitaron con las variaciones que tiene hoy en dia. Tambien dice la leyenda que originalmemte la estrella de la bandera tenia 6 puntas... eso no lo he podido comprobar.
Muy buen video. Gracias por mostrar lo hermoso que es Santiago. El cerro Santa Lucía era aun más hermoso ya que tiene muchos caminos y recovecos que se pueden recorrer de un lado para otro. Lamentablemente tuvieron que cerrarlo. Cortaron esos caminos para poder hacer el cierre. De hecho tenia un ascensor para llegar rápidamente al nivel más cercano a la cumbre, pero hoy en dia no se puede utilizar.