El Blanqueado
District of Lo Prado
Santiago Metropolitan - Chile

University of Santiago, Chile

The University of Santiago, Chile (Usach) (Spanish: Universidad de Santiago de Chile) is one of the oldest public universities in Chile. The institution was born as Escuela de Artes y Oficios (Spanish School of Arts & Crafts) in 1849, under the government of Manuel Bulnes. It became Universidad Técnica del Estado (Spanish Technical University of the State) in 1947, with various campuses throughout the country.

Located at -33.45, -70.6833 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Universities in Chile, Education in Santiago, Chile, Educational institutions established in 1849, Consortium for North American Higher Education Collaboration, Universities in Santiago Metropolitan Region

Estación Central (railway station)

Estación Alameda (unofficially Estación Central) in Santiago, Chile, is the city's only railway station after the closure of the Estación Mapocho, serving southern Chile (passenger trains no longer serve northern Chile). It is on the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, facing Matucana avenue.

Located at -33.4519, -70.6789 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Transport in Santiago, Railway stations opened in 1885, Railway stations in Chile, Buildings and structures in Santiago

Colegio Nuestra Señora de Andacollo

Colegio Nuestra Señora de Andacollo is a Catholic primary and secondary school administered by the Congregation of Holy Cross since 1976 in Santiago, Chile. It was founded by the Archdiocese of Santiago in 1904. The school is dedicated to "Our Lady of Andacollo" (Spanish: Nuestra Señora de Andacollo), also known as the "Virgin of Andacollo" (Spanish: Virgen de Andacollo), a celebrated Catholic image of the Virgin Mary.

Located at -33.4317, -70.67 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Holy Cross secondary schools, Congregations of Holy Cross, Roman Catholic schools in Chile, Education in Santiago, Chile

Víctor Jara Stadium

Estadio Víctor Jara is an indoor multi-use sports complex located in the western part of Santiago, Chile, near the Estación Central. It was opened in 1949 as Estadio Chile (Chile Stadium). It has a total capacity for an audience of 4,500 people. In 2004 it was renamed as a memorial to folk singer Víctor Jara, who was tortured and killed there on September 16, 1973, during the Chilean coup of 1973 by members of the Chilean Army.

Located at -33.4508, -70.6746 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Sports venues in Santiago, Indoor arenas in Chile, Buildings and structures in Santiago, Music venues in Chile, Concentration camps, Torture in Chile

Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins

Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins (English: General Liberator Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue), popularly known as La Alameda (meaning, a road surrounded by poplar trees), is Santiago, Chile's main avenue. It runs east-west in the center of the greater urban area and is 7.77 km long, and it has up to 5 lanes in each direction. It was named after Chile's founding father Bernardo O'Higgins. It was originally a branch of the Mapocho River.

Located at -33.4486, -70.6706 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Roads in Chile

Estadio Usach

Estadio Usach is a multi-use stadium in central Santiago, Chile, named after the Universidad de Santiago de Chile. It is currently used mostly for football matches and until around 2003 was used to host the home matches for Club de Deportes Santiago Morning, which now plays in La Pintana. The stadium holds 3,000 people.

Located at -33.4503, -70.6908 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Football venues in Chile, Sports venues in Santiago

Chilean National Museum of Natural History

The Chilean National Museum of Natural History (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Historia Natural or MNHN) is one of three national museums in Chile, along with the Museum of Fine Arts and the National History Museum. It is located in Quinta Normal Park.

Located at -33.4422, -70.6818 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums established in 1830, Museums in Santiago, Chile, Natural history museums in Chile

San Alberto Hurtado metro station

San Alberto Hurtado, formerly known as Pila del Ganso, is a station on the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It is an underground station located between the stations Ecuador and Universidad de Santiago on the same line, below the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and Toro Mazotte street, in the commune of Estación Central.

Located at -33.4542, -70.6922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Railway stations opened in 1975, Santiago Metro stations

Estación Central metro station

Estación Central is a station on the Santiago Metro in Santiago, Chile. It is underground, between the stations Universidad de Santiago and Unión Latinoamericana on the same line. It is located on the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, in the commune of Estación Central. It is named for the nearby Santiago Estación Central.

Located at -33.4508, -70.679 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations, Railway stations opened in 1975

Museum of Memory and Human Rights

The Museum of Memory and Human Rights is a chilean museum located in Santiago, dedicated to commemorate the victims of Human Rights violations during the Military Regime led by Augusto Pinochet between 1973 and 1990. It was inaugurated by former President Michelle Bachelet on January 11 in 2010, which formed part of government works celebrating the Bicentennial of Chile.

Located at -33.4398, -70.6794 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Museums in Santiago, Chile, Human rights museums, History museums in Chile, Museums in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Human rights in Chile, Political repression in Chile, Torture in Chile

San Pablo metro station

San Pablo is a transfer station between the Line 1 and Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It consists of two single-line metro stations joined by a pedestrian tunnel. The older station is part of the Line 1 and has a street-level mezzanine. The roof over that station is saw-tooth shaped with open gables and is made of reinforced concrete. The most recently built station is on the Line 5. A significant portion of this station occupies a deep shaft used in the excavation of the tunnel of the Line 5.

Located at -33.4453, -70.7231 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Quinta Normal Park

Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is in a commune, or district of the same name, Quinta Normal. The park is bounded by Matucana Avenue to the east, Portales Avenue to the south and Santo Domingo Street to the north. It is home to several museums, including the Chilean National Museum of Natural History. Near the park is the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. The park is also near a Public Library.

Located at -33.4407, -70.6826 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Urban public parks, Parks in Santiago, Chile

Pajaritos metro station

Pajaritos is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Ruta 68 and General Bonilla Avenue run parallel to the station. In 2009, one of the platforms was partially demolished to make way for a third track, which made necessary the partial rebuilding of the station east of its original location. The project included an additional street-level mezzanine. The central track is currently used for reversing the direction of trains.

Located at -33.4574, -70.716 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Neptuno metro station

Neptuno is a metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the main maintenance facility for the Metro of Santiago.

Located at -33.4515, -70.7227 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Quinta Normal metro station

Quinta Normal is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro. It is one of the largest metro stations in Santiago, Chile and provides access to Quinta Normal Park and Museum of Memory and Human Rights. Two glazed street-level entrances provide natural lighting for a portion of the station.

Located at -33.4404, -70.6803 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Lo Prado metro station

Lo Prado is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The entrance to the station is located in front of the town hall of Lo Prado. The station consists of three cylindrical volumes. The platforms and tracks are in a NATM tunnel, which is perpendicularly intersected by a second volume. At that point, a bridge connects both platforms, which is supported at each end by the shaft structures of two elevators.

Located at -33.4432, -70.7168 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Las Rejas metro station

Las Rejas is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is built in cut-and-cover method. Stairways at each corner of the concourse mezzanine connect with the platform level. The mezzanine is accessed from ground level via four entrances, two on each side of the Alameda Avenue. Each pair of entrances converge into a single corridor that leads to the mezzanine.

Located at -33.4573, -70.7056 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Cerro Renca

Cerro Renca is a hill straddling the border between Quilicura to the north and Renca to the south, in the city of Santiago, Chile. This geographic feature rises 300 metres above the surrounding terrain. The hill, which is 905 m above sea level at its highest point, has two subsidiaries summits known as Cerro Colorado and Puntilla Lo Ruiz (720 m AMSL).

Located at -33.3907, -70.7112 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Geography of Santiago, Chile, Mountains of Chile

Blanqueado metro station

Blanqueado is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The tunnel containing the platforms, which are 135 metres long, is connected by a concourse tunnel to a large shaft, which includes the ticket hall, as well as the stairways and elevator that lead to the only exit. The tracks rest at a depth of 18.6 m .

Located at -33.4411, -70.7068 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Basilica of Lourdes, Santiago

The Basilica of Lourdes is a church in Santiago, Chile. It stands laterally opposite the Quinta Normal Park. The basilica was planned in the 1930s. Designed by architects Eduardo Costabal and Andrés Garafulic, the church is built in the neo-Byzantine style. It features stained glass windows by Gabriel Loire Studio, covering 650 m . The base of the main dome is ringed by 16 statues of prophets, which is a work by sculptress Lily Garafulic.

Located at -33.4384, -70.6861 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Churches in Santiago, Chile, Roman Catholic churches in Chile

Gruta de Lourdes metro station

Gruta de Lourdes is an underground metro station on the Line 5 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is located close to the western branch of the Autopista Central and the Basilica of Lourdes. East of the station, Line 5 runs beneath Quinta Normal Park. The station features a mined train hall and transept. Both tunnels, which have an oval cross section, were excavated from a deep open pit. A street-level pavilion with glazed walls contains the fare control.

Located at -33.4383, -70.691 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Ecuador metro station

Ecuador is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Three elevators were installed in 2005, to make the station fully accessible for people who use wheelchairs or have mobility impairments.

Located at -33.4558, -70.6994 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Unión Latinoamericana metro station

Unión Latinoamericana, also known as ULA, is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. It is close to Víctor Jara Stadium. It has a single mezzanine, which is accessed by four entrances via two corridors. There are stairs at the four corners of the mezzanine, which are used as one-way walkways, although the stairs that go from the paid area of the mezzanine to the platforms can be used in a reverse direction for crossover between the platforms.

Located at -33.4496, -70.6743 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Universidad de Santiago metro station

Universidad de Santiago is an underground metro station on the Line 1 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. Is named for the nearby University of Santiago. The station is adjacent to the Evangelical Cathedral of Santiago and to the main bus stations in the city. The station has a central mezzanine that overlooks the outer portions of the platform level.

Located at -33.4528, -70.686 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Santiago Metro stations

Plaza Yungay

Plaza Yungay is a square located in Barrio Yungay, an historical neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, located at the western limits of the commune of Santiago. The plaza is the home of a monument commemorating the end of Chile's War of the Confederation (1836-1839) against the Peruvian and Bolivian confederation, and a church named for the saint that protects Santiago's residents from earthquakes. Today, it is a lively public space.

Located at -33.4376, -70.674 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Santiago, Visitor attractions in Santiago, Chile, War of the Pacific, Military history of Chile, Squares in Chile