{"id":12881,"date":"2014-08-31T21:24:40","date_gmt":"2014-09-01T04:24:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/?p=12881"},"modified":"2014-09-03T22:09:04","modified_gmt":"2014-09-04T05:09:04","slug":"sights-sounds-santiago-chile-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/first2board.com\/pointssummary\/2014\/08\/31\/sights-sounds-santiago-chile-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sights and Sounds of Santiago Chile Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Part 1 of The Sights and Sounds of Santiago Chile<\/a>, I gave you a tour of what I encountered during my short 11 layover on my previous trip. This was my fourth time<\/a> visiting Santiago, Chile and I\u2019ve seen pretty much everything that a tourist should see. I\u2019ve always wanted to visit the Western part of the capital which is also known as the ghetto part of Chile. I had a short 10 hour layover, so I needed to make the most of time. My journey took me to Parajitos, Las Rejas, Ecuador, San Alberto Hurtado, Universidad de Santiago, and ending at Estacion Central.<\/p>\n

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I took the CentroPuerto bus from Santiago\u2019s International Airport (SCL) and I got off at the Parajitos metro station.<\/p>\n

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Parajitos is in a dodgy neighborhood full of graffiti and street vendors hawking their wares.<\/p>\n

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I was amazed to see gambling going on in a shop called Juegos Electronicos. These are basically mom and pop shop mini casinos and they only have slot machines.<\/p>\n

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I tried my luck and actually won a little bit $5 USD worth! The machines only accept coins, so you\u2019d have to change your bills at the cage (the owner). 100 Chilean pesos ~ ($0.17 USD or 17 cents) is the minimum bet which is pretty cheap.<\/p>\n

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I continued walking to Las Rejas metro station which featured the Instituto de Santiago (Institute of Santiago) building.<\/p>\n

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There were also various paintings and artwork being sold outside.<\/p>\n

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I walked east towards the San Alberto Hurtado metro station which featured structural spires.<\/p>\n

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Nearby were several bus stations such as the Terminal de Buses Estacion Central and Terminal Alameda.<\/p>\n

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There was a food court inside the bus station terminal along with small shops.<\/p>\n

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I couldn\u2019t believe there were slot machines located in the bus station itself. There was a moneychanger wearing green who would change your bills to coins and vice versa.<\/p>\n

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I stumbled upon the Universidad de Santiago metro stationwhere there was a left luggage service called Custodia de Equipajes.<\/p>\n

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There were several shopping centers near the metro station including Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins (an indoor flea market), Mall Plaza Alameda, and Paseo Arauco Estacion.<\/p>\n

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My favorite part about this 20 minute walk from Parajitos was reaching the Estacion Central metro station. Estacion Central is also a building and has an indoor food court.<\/p>\n

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There was also a beautiful outdoor water fountain display.<\/p>\n

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The best part about Estacion Central was the outdoor flea market with hundreds of shops at non-touristy prices.<\/p>\n

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Nearby Estacion Central is an indoor mall called Portal Edwards if you need to cool off from the heat outside the flea market.<\/p>\n

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