Chile - The Rough Guide to South America on a Budget - page 378

the guard every other day at 10am,
featuring white-jacketed officers, cavalry
and an inspired brass band. The palace's
inner courtyards can be accessed through
the North Gate (Mon-Fri 10am-6pm)
and the basement features a huge relief
map of Chile that allows visitors to get an

accurate impression of the country's size.
There are four free tours each day
( E [e-mail]). The Centro
Cultural Palacio La Moneda (daily
9am-9pm; exhibitions CH$2000;
W ccplm.cl), a smart, arty space home to
exhibitions, craft shops and cafés, is

SANTIAGO

Cementerio
General

ACCOMMODATION
Casa Bonita
Casa Condell
La Casa Roja
EcoHostel
Hostel Cienfugos
Landay Barceló

6
1
2
5
3
4

4

C H O

Cal y Canto

S A N P A B L O

Bellas
Artes

Plaza de
Armas Cumming

Santa
Ana

BARRIO
B R ASIL

CERRO
SANTA
LUCÍA

Museo de
Ciencias
Naturales

Museo de
la Memoria

PLAZA
BRASIL

Parque
Quinta
Normal

Santa Lucía

Quinta Normal

Museo de
Historia Natural

Museo
Ferroviario
Museo
Artequín

Terminal Los
Héroes (buses)

Univ.
de Chile

Moneda

Los Héroes

República

Conaf

Estación
Central

Unión Latino
Americana Univ. de

Santiago

Planetario

Toesca

Terminal
San Borja
(buses)

Palacio Cousiño

Estación
Central
(trains)

Terminal
Alameda
(buses)

Terminal
de Buses
Estación
Central

N

Parque
O'Higgins

Club
Hípico

Parque
O'Higgins

0 500

metres