Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
America > Chile > Santiago
When to go to Santiago ( Chile ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 11 | 13 | 30 | 6 | 35 | 3 | 0 |  |
| february | 9 | 12 | 30 | 6 | 38 | 3 | 0 |  |
| march | 9 | 10 | 28 | 3 | 33 | 5 | 1 |  |
| april | 6 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 32 | 12 | 1 | |
| may | 4 | 6 | 19 | -3 | 30 | 63 | 5 | |
| june | 3 | 4 | 15 | -3 | 28 | 83 | 6 | |
| july | 3 | 4 | 16 | -4 | 26 | 75 | 6 | |
| august | 4 | 5 | 18 | -3 | 30 | 55 | 5 | |
| september | 5 | 7 | 20 | -1 | 30 | 30 | 3 | |
| october | 6 | 8 | 23 | 0 | 34 | 14 | 3 | |
| november | 9 | 10 | 27 | 3 | 35 | 8 | 1 | |
| december | 10 | 12 | 29 | 2 | 38 | 5 | 0 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 11 hours of average sunlight in Santiago and the overall temperature will vary between 2 and 38 (Celcius) in this area of Chile. Usually you shouldn't see more than 0 rainy days wich is representative of this part of America.
What to do in Santiago : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of Chile in Latin America, Santiago has more than five million inhabitants.
Founded in the 16th century, the city is situated between the Andes and the Cordillera of the Coast.
You can visit many sites and monuments: the Plaza de Armas in the old colonial city, the Palais de la Real Audiencia of Santo Domingo church, the Pre-Columbian Art Museum housed in the Palazzo Real Casas de la Aduana.
Stroll also in the Central Market, stroll in the Bellavista neighborhood where you will find restaurants and bars, and nightclubs to entertain you. You do not miss to climb the funicular up Cerro San Cristobal on dominated by a statue of the Virgin, unless you prefer the cable car to admire the panorama of the city at your feet.
For your transportation, bus, metro and taxis allow you to roam the city without problems. Feel free to leave the city to explore some beautiful sites nearby, like the valley Cajon del Malpo where hiking, or Banos Colina, swimming at 60 ° at the heart of a splendid setting.
You will normally have no trouble finding accommodation in town at varied rates.
