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Santiago

Capital of Chile
Santiago, Chile’s capital and largest city, sits in a valley surrounded by the snow-capped Andes and the Chilean Coast Range. Plaza de Armas, the grand heart of the city’s old colonial core, is home to 2 neoclassical landmarks: the 1808 Palacio de...
Population: 5.614 million (2017)
Elevation: 1,870′
Founder: conquistador Pedro de Valdivia
Demonym: Santiaguinos (-as)
Foundation: 12 February 1541
Named for: Saint James