domingo, 29 de septiembre de 2013

City of Santiago

Hello classmates today I m going to talk about the Most biggest city of my country: Santiago of Chile.

This city is the capital of Chile, was founded on February 15, 1541, is the main financial, administrative, cultural and government of the country, the official language is Spanish, has a population of over 6 million people and is composed of 37 communes.
Santiago is located in central Chile, located in the area known as "cuenca de Santiago", surrounded by a great mountain system, this geographic feature gives you a wealth of its landscape, but unfortunately this is interrupted by the high pollution produced by the cars, houses, factories, etc.

In Santiago one of the best and efficient transport systems would santiago metro network in a few minutes you can reach different parts of this great city, there are also other alternatives to travel, such as bus system, taxis. sometimes both morning and evening there are problems of congestion in the streets, so travel can last longer than necessary.

Santiago has many attractive places what you can visit, especially its center foundation, has beautiful architecture and a great variety of activities for different tastes. For example La Plaza de Armas is a good place, it can find historical buildings, such as the Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral, the Central Post Office, the National Historical Museum, the municipality of Santiago, among others, also you can find many shops, as those of traditional Chilean and international food. Near of this place, you can also visit  La Plaza de la Ciudadania, located opposite El Palacio de la Moneda, you can find there also a big  underground cultural center called Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda, here you can find attractive shopping and art exhibitions.
Other attractive places you can not miss, could be the Cerro Santa lucia and Cerro San Cristobal, these are important viewpoints and places that you can contact with nature in the center of this city.