Old Santiago

We invite you to experience a city that in the last 15 years has awakened to major cultural changes (becoming one of the world's capitals) and to bike around a myriad of parks and traditional neighborhoods that offer the old, the new, and a unique blend of architecture, cuisine, history, and culture.

We will pedal alongside the Mapocho River, biking through 'linear' parks that make up the backbone of Santiago, exploring a city that embraces change but nonetheless appreciates the traditions and difficulties of the past.

Santiago is a city of contrasts, of nooks and crannies, always inviting you to wander around corners, viewing buildings and the local city life that has endured from the past; no matter how big the new skyscrapers of 'Sanhattan' (Manhattan in Santiago) are.

The unassuming charm of the old parks and buildings is an invigorating combination and contrast to the bustling activity of the commercial districts, and the simplicity of the barrios exposes the soul of a fascinating city just waiting for you to discover.