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Residential areas
and malls:
The
boroughs of "Providencia" and "Las Condes"
are typically residential areas, but have sectors devoted
to business and shopping, with modern office blocks and malls
of international standard, such as “Parque Arauco”
and "Alto Las Condes".
If
you wish to go by shopping in Santiago, you have a choice
between the numerous shops along "Avenida Providencia"
or Malls in "Avenida Kennedy". Most of the shopping
centers have their own transport wich collect tourists from
hotels.
Night Life: From
7 P.M., during happy hours, sectors around "El Bosque
Norte" and "Avenida Suecia" are the prefered
spot for young executives, who can enjoy the many pubs in
this area. In "Avenida El Bosque" and "Isidora
Goyenechea" you will also find the best restaurants in
town.
Los Dominicos
Arts & Crafts Village:
At
the far end of Avenida Apoquindo you will find the populary
know as "Los Domínicos Arts & Crafts Village"
(Graneros del Alba), an important center of Chilean handricraft.
Here you can visit 180 workshops and little factories, filled
with local crafts, antiques and a botanical garden. The best
way to get there is by bus or taxi. |