A Little Tip

Meanwhile you´re in Santiago perhaps a tour is a good idea and if it is for free, even better.
The city hall tourist information office has free walking tours of 1:30 hr lenght. visiting the main Square, the Cathedral, the civic neighbourhood until La Moneda Palace.

it start at 10:00 am at the tourist information center at the north side of Plaza de Armas
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
No registration required.
Subway Station: Plaza de Armas.

Also Santa Lucia Park is posible to visit, the tour here start on mondays at 10:00 am then on weekends (sat/sun) at 10:00 am, the meeting point is at the tourist information center inside Santa Lucia.
No registration required.
Subway Station: Santa lucia.

A new one: also at the City Hall tourist information centre now you can make a tour through  the churches of the historical neighbourhood, visiting Santo Domingo, Catedral de Santiago, La merced, San agustin and San francisco, the last one is the oldest building in the city.

it start at 10:00 am at the tourist information center at the north side of Plaza de Armas
every tuesday

No registration required.
Subway Station: Plaza de Armas.