Santiago in 300 words

Santiago is a multi-faceted city and for that, there’re things that I like of Santiago and things I don´t.

First, I like diversity; there´re to many places to go and see, or things to do. But the places that I like to go are not near to my neighborhood, except for one place which I go to shopping and It´s called Persa Bio-bío or just "Bió". This place is located in the Santiago area, in the Franklin neighborhood, at the San Diego, Franklin, Placer and  Bio-bio streets. There're too many things to buy or just see; second hand clothes, toys, tools, books and paints, PCs and home appliances parts, antiquities, dvd movies, normal and fast food from different countries, and a lot of other curious things. Not only are there different kind of things in the Persa, but there are people from different countries working there.. People from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador (and Chile of course) exclaim the offers to the crowd.

This place didn't always have the same use. It used to be a big factory that went bankrupt and the installations were occupied as the big market that is today.

Other of my favorite places is the Santiago center and the near neighborhoods. Santiago has a great neoclassic architecture and the center is a good place to see it. For example, the Fine Arts Museum or the National Library. The Fine Art Museum is next to Forest Park, a big park located besides the Mapocho River. The Museum was finished in 1910, it was designed by the French-Chilean architect Emile Jecquier and always have had the same use. Today there're expositions of different artists and you can go for not too much money.  I've gone to the museum since I was in school and I recommend it for everyone.