Museums
Le Moneda Cultural Center
Centro Cultural Palacio la Moneda or Le Mondea Cultural Center curates different exhibitions that showcases the Chilean culture in it’s finest manner. With a vast list of regional insights, modern life of Chileans, Architectures, artists and culture, you’ll learn a lot from a visit to this great museum.
National Fine Art Museum
What’s a city without it’s fine art. Constructed in 1910, the National Fine Art Museum is a proper way to see how Neo-classical structures has flourished in Santiago. Famous Chilean artists and a listers of the society comes here pretty often and exhibitions are of top grades.
National Natural History Museum
Museo Historico Nacional, opens up with a intensive look at Chile’s
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Parque Metropolitano, Santiago’s largest public park is on this hill and a Zoo with exotic wildlife.
Famous Landmarks
You can take a spin around the Costanera Center, one of the best shopping malls in Santiago and have a spree of window shopping. Or you can visit the two most upscale shopping street at Alonso de Cordova and Nueva Costanera in vitacura. Or take a walk at Paseo Ahumada and observe the busy life in week days. And if you have the hobby of philately, then the main post office on the plaza de Armas is a free museum where you can see the history of postal service in the formation of Chile and also watch out for one of the famous collections of foreign stamps in the world.
Shopping Destinations
Alto Las Condes is the hub of the crème de la crème of Chilean and Argentine fashion. Fashion garments and a lot of fashion related products are sold here and as well as departmental stores and a multiplex to watch cinemas. Parque Arauco has a huge array of international and local line of clothing stores which makes it the fashion conscious crowd’s choice. Whereas, Centro Artesanal Santa Lucia is famous for it crafts made of leather. Also, weavings are also available here with cheap souvenirs. And lastly, you can take a peek at Artesanas de Chile, for a reasonable priced wooden crafts, Jewelery, cravings and
The background of the national monument is cheerfully breathtaking. Sure it is not one of the best attractions in the southwest, but which can be visited for at least a couple of hours. The main reason of the visit that can
Whose history does museum represent? How do museums represent history? Museums are important places for history. The displays help us to discover who we are, and how we have come to be who we are. But the displays in museums do not just happen, just like all representations of history, whether in books, songs, oral accounts, or even collections of photographs and documents, they have been created and constructed by someone for a purpose.
Colonial art includes the paintings, sculptures, and artifacts, both Catholic and secular, produced in Guatemala during the Colonial period (1524-1821).12 To understand how Guatemalan Colonial art came to exist, it is first necessary to introduce some aspects of the history of the country. Guatemala is a country very rich in history and culture.13 Before the discovery of America and the arrival of the Spanish conquistadores, Guatemala was the epicenter of the Mayan civilization that flourished 2,000 years ago.14 All over Guatemala there are vestiges of the Mayan civilization:' 5 in the highlands stand the ruins of ceremonial and fortress cities,' 6 and, in the northern region of Pet6n, the city of Tikal stands out as one of the most important
According to the American Association of Museums, In the United States, compliance with museum standards is voluntary, although in order for museum to receive accreditation, they must meet criteria pertaining to standards and public accountability. Located in the Old Colorado City national historic district in Colorado Springs, the Michael Garman Museum and Gallery (also known as Magic Town), is a “3,000 square-foot miniature city that combines hundreds of intricately detailed sculptures and cityscapes with magical elements to create one of the world’s truly unique attractions.” The museum is govern solely by the owner, Michael Garman. Whether the museum meets AAM stands is not an issue for the museum because the museum is a corporate for-profit
Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile Located at the Southern tip of the Andes in Chile, Torres Del Paine National Park is the largest and the most visited park of Chile. Attracting over 150,000 visitors per year from all over the world the visitors are awed by the natural beauty the park provides. The astounding scenic beauty of the park is provided by the various mountains, glaciers, rivers, ancient forests, fjords and a variety of flora and fauna with the centerpiece being the Torres Del Paine the three granite
We wear clothing that is very unique. Quechua men wear colorful ponchos to shield from the chill of the Andean highlands. It’s made of wool of llamas, alpacas, and sheep is spun, dyed in vibrant colors, and woven into blankets and clothing. Handicrafts plays a major role in our community. It’s important to our culture and our economy.
The island is also known for the phenomenal cultural food that it produces. Arroz con gandules, pasteles, pernil, sorullitos, pollo guisado, bacalao, and alcapurrias are just a few examples of the splendor of dishes prepared. Tourists are more commonly attracted to the beaches and tropical weather. However, tourists will have to deal with loud music
T.S. Eliot believes, “home is where you start from”. Though a lauded poet, fairly so, Eliot is mistaken in his beliefs. Eliot was born in Saint Louis, Missouri, but eventually gave up his American citizenship and traded it in for a British one. He of all people should understand that home is not where you begin, but where your heart lies. I consider a city to be my home, a city of black and gold, of rivers and bridges.
The Orlando Museum of Art, also known as OMA, is a hub of Central Florida when it comes to pulling in remarkable works of art for the public eye to pay patronage to. Today I visited such a place for the annual Antiques Vintage and Garden Show, which took place between February 19th through the 21st. Included in the price of a ticket was also admission to The OMA’s current exhibitions, which included Women of Vision: National Geographic Photographers and their other running exhibits, which contained an array of work, ranging from Pre-Columbian sculptures to more contemporary works of the 21st century. The specific exhibit which held my interest most was the Pre-Columbian, Mesoamerican gallery titled “A Trek from North to South”, which was organized by geographic locations in Latin America. Since my girlfriend, Illiana, bought me tickets to the show for a
The subsidiary of the Hermes Group, La Peninsular, and the subsidiary of Higa, Concretos y Obra Civil del Pacífico, participate in the work of the Baroque International Museum of Puebla, with a value of 7 thousand 280 million pesos. According to Monreal Ávila, the construction will be paid in 23 years, with monthly payments of 22.4 million pesos. The work was offered under the plan of Projects for the Provision of Services, which allows contracting private companies for "the construction of public works affecting the public treasury for decades. The project was authorized by Banobras in 8 days, it was requested on June 20 and it was approved on June 28, 2012, a record time," he said. (Los 10 escandalos de corrupción más sonados en México
Are you visiting Rome? The city has many attractions. Vatican city, Colosseum, Stadio Olimpico, crusty thin pizza and many others. My personal favorite, and maybe the biggest attraction of them all is the Pantheon.
There are many places in Bolivia that people enjoy traveling to. The following are the top ten choices: Salar de Uyuni, Tiwanaku, Lake Titicaca, Oruro Carnival, Sucre, Cerro Rico, Reserva Eduardo Avaroa, Yungas Road, Jesuit Missions of Chiquitos, and Madidi National Park. There are also several famous singers and actors in Bolivia. The following are just a few: Los Kjarkas, who was a famous musician group, Milton Cortez, who was a movie and television actor and singer, Nilo Soruco, who was a famous musician and composer, Eduardo Hoffmann, who was a movie actor and theater director, Yalo Cuellar, who was a musician and composer, Jorge Ortiz, who was a movie actor, and Gladys Moreno, who was a
You can do a lot of the same things by the Coastal district ,but you are not on the same side of the park. One place that many people visit is the Oheo Gulch. The Oheo Gulch is a long gulch with small waterfalls along the way.
Peru today is a must visit place because in these lands pre Inca and Inca Nation of great value in now considered one of the 7 Wonders of the World was conceived .It has many joyful carnivals and festivals that show the history and culture of Peru .Also , it has varied climates that makes it attractive for the variety of regions, lifestyles and food; why I am where I am the ambassador of my beloved country and that is a task for all development that I