Santiago

I born in Santiago but all my childhood I lived in country near Rancagua. I lived there in my grandfather’s large farm, with my uncle, grandmother, relatives and my sister. I lived there until I was 5 years old and then we moved to Santiago. I have been here since I was five or six years ago when I began the school.
So I can say: I live in Santiago most of my life, however, I don’t know very well the city on many occasions I have missed in different places like: city center and independecia. But in Santiago there are typical places for foreigner tourist visit like Santa Lucia hill; Farellones and El Colorado (ski centers) and San Cristobal hill.
A foreigner tourist should take a city tour with an agency or on their own, with this activity he can know the typical places from Santiago, and if he like one place a lot, he can he can return by his account. In the night he could go out to a pub or discotheque, and know the night in Santiago. Is very important find a good place to stay, because there are places to much noisy and dirty, and for a comfortable stay is important find a quiet hostel or hotel and a good location, like providencia, because there you are in a central place where everything is accessible.
If I were a foreigner tourist I must visit in Santiago:
o Santa Lucia hill: is a small hill in the downtown. Its first use by its conquerors was as a point of reconnaissance, or a lookout in the years of the Conquista. I think this is a very important place in Santiago for the architecture and history.
o San Cristobal hill: is a hill in northern Santiago and the peak is the second highest point in the city. At the peak, there is a church with an amphitheater. Cerro San Cristóbal houses Santiago's largest public park: Parque Metropolitan. This place is enormous and there you can do many activities like: go to the zoo, climb the hill walking or cycling and make barbecues.
o Ski centers: near Santiago there are two important ski centers like: Farellones, Valle Nevado, Lagunillas, La Parva and El Colorado. In these places there are restaurants and hotels where you can eat and stay. I think these are beautiful places where you can practice ski and/or snowboard and have fun.
o Plaza San Enriquez: is place where you can find a lot of discotheques. I think in this place you can know how the night is in Santiago, and enjoy the night with very good music.
o The Concha y Toro Winery: This is a wine tour. I think these is important is considering that Chile is a country that exported wine and there are many vineyards.