Introduction to Santiago
Located roughly at the halfway point between the most northern and southern extremes of the lengthy country of Chile, Santiago is situated in a fitting location to govern over its significant land mass.
Wedged in a valley between the Andes and the coastal ranges to the west, Santiago has a climate that would be enviable if it weren’t for climatic phenomena known as temperature inversions. In the winter especially, it causes ground-level pollution to get trapped in the lower levels of the valley, burdening what is otherwise an amazing city with perpetual air quality problems.
Despite this challenge, Santiago is far from the boring city that it once was a couple of decades ago – visit here, and you will find no shortage of great restaurants, nightlife options, and shopping opportunities to kick off your visit to Chile in grand fashion.
When looking for a place to visit, you may be uncertain about South and Central America. Fortunately, the currency exchange rates are cheaper than you would think, making these regions affordable spots to vacation on a budget.
While not all these countries in South and Central America are equally safe or economically stable (some suffer from ever-increasing inflation), we want to guide you to some of the best places to visit where you can find
affordable sights and accommodations.
You can find some of the cheapest places to visit in Nicaragua, Bolivia, Peru, Costa Rica, Colombia, and Chile.
Granada, Nicaragua
Lehmann Maupin opens an exhibition of new work by Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña
Cecilia Vicuña: Quipu Girok (Knot Record). Installation view, Lehmann Maupin Seoul, February 18 April 24, 2021. Photo by OnArt Studio. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, Seoul, and London.
SEOUL
.-Lehmann Maupin is presenting Quipu Girok, an exhibition of new work by Chilean artist Cecilia Vicuña featuring her first painted quipu, a recent video, hand-painted prints, drawings, and an installation of precarios that will engage a dialogue between Korean and Andean textile traditions and techniques. An artist, filmmaker, poet, and activist based in New York, Vicuñas work ranges from performance, to painting, to poetry, to large-scale installations that address pressing concerns of the modern world, including ecological destruction, human rights, and cultural homogenization. The exhibition marks Vicuñas second with the gallery and is her first solo presentation