Tomás leaves Santiago behind and takes the long bus ride north to Vicuña, settling into a valley town of pisco distilleries and dark winter skies. He walks the plaza, stops by the Gabriela Mistral museum, and plans his first stargazing night at Mamalluca.

Episode 8 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Vicuña, Chile.

Places in this episode: La Serena, Terminal de Buses La Serena, Terral Hotel & Spa, Picada SHADDAI, Café Zamora, Museo Gabriela Mistral, Destilería CAPEL, Restaurant Solar 'Entre Cordilleras'.

Covered: Bus travel from Santiago to Vicuña, Vicuña town life and plaza, Gabriela Mistral museum, Capel pisco distillery tour, Stargazing at Mamalluca Observatory, Cost of living in Vicuña.

Chapters:
00:00 La Serena
01:20 Bus terminal
02:09 Vicuña
03:31 Picada SHADDAI
05:22 Museo Gabriela Mistral

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#VicunaChile #ElquiValley #PiscoRoute #GabrielaMistral #MamallucaObservatory #CerroTololo #DarkSkySanctuary #ChileTravel #AtacamaCorridor #WinterInChile #StargazingChile #PiscoDistillery #ChileNorth #TravelPodcast #SlowTravel #ChileLive #CoquimboRegion

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On his final day in Santiago before heading north, Tomás takes a slow morning walk through Providencia and Lastarria, ties up loose ends, and reflects on what it means to leave a city he's just begun to know.

Episode 7 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Providencia, Wonderland Café, Los Dominicos, Las Condes, Lastarria, Fabula Restaurant, Parque Forestal, Mapocho River.

Covered: Last day rituals, Craft markets, Packing and departure, Reflections on settling in, Looking north, Neighborhood farewells.

Chapters:
00:00 Providencia
02:17 Lastarria
03:24 Las Condes
04:30 Parque Forestal
05:37 Bellavista
07:16 Bar interior
08:19 City night

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#Santiago #ChileTravel #LastDayInSantiago #Providencia #LasCondes #Lastarria #LosDominicos #LapisLazuli #MapochoRiver #CerroSanCristobal #PiscoSour #ChileExpat #MovingToChile #WinterInSantiago #PanAmericanHighway #ElquiValley #AtacamaNext #TravelPodcast

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On his final full day in Santiago, Tomás ties up loose ends before the bus north. A last walk through the winter streets, a quiet meal in Lastarria, packing the flat in Providencia, and a final look at the cordillera as he closes the first chapter of the journey.

Episode 6 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Providencia, Parque Forestal, Lastarria, Plaza de Armas, Casa Salvo Café, Mapocho River, Las Condes, Los Dominicos.

Covered: Leaving Santiago and reflecting on the week, Quiet winter day walks in rain, Cost of living and transit recap, Anticipation for the Atacama and Elqui Valley.

Chapters:
00:00 Providencia
01:40 Parque Forestal
03:57 Lastarria
05:54 Las Condes
07:07 Los Dominicos
08:27 Quiet street, evening
09:38 Quiet room, night

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#SantiagoChile #LastDayInSantiago #ChileTravel #WinterInSantiago #AtacamaDesert #ElquiValley #ChileCulture #ChileCostOfLiving #Providencia #Lastarria #MapochoRiver #AndesMountains #Cordillera #ChileanFood #EmpanadaDePino #Chile #TravelDiaries #PanAmericanHighway

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On day five in Santiago, Tomás navigates the city's markets and metro system, contemplates the cost of daily life, and prepares for the road north. A reflective episode about finding rhythm in a new city.

Episode 5 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Avenida Providencia, Universidad de Chile station, Mercado Central, Vega market, Los Dominicos station, Las Condes, Providencia.

Covered: Public transit in Santiago, Markets and street food, Cost of daily life, City contrasts east vs west, Pan-American corridor planning, Chilean culture and society.

Chapters:
00:00 Providencia
01:22 Avenida Providencia
03:40 Vega market
05:12 Los Dominicos station
06:39 City park
07:24 Las Condes

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#SantiagoChile #ChileTravel #ChilePodcast #TravelDiaries #MerchadoCentral #VegaMarket #LosDominicos #PanAmericanHighway #ElquiValley #Atacama #Pisco #Empenadas #MetroDeSantiago #BipCard #WinterInSantiago #ExploreChile #BackpackingChile #CordilleraDeLosAndes

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On day four in Santiago, Tomás explores the distinct barrios of the capital—from the bohemian Bellavista to the design hub of Barrio Italia—and reflects on the everyday textures of a city settling into winter. He touches on the practical costs of daily life, the rhythm of the metro, and the quiet weight of history as he plans his journey north.

Episode 4 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Bellavista, Lastarria, Plaza de Armas, Mercado Central, Parque Forestal, Avenida Providencia, Casa Salvo Café.

Covered: barrios of santiago, daily costs and living, empanadas and food, metro and bip card, chilean politics and history, planning the pan-american journey.

Chapters:
00:00 Bellavista
02:20 Lastarria
05:00 Avenida Providencia
06:04 Parque Forestal
07:11 City evening

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#Santiago #Chile #SantiagoChile #ChileTravel #TravelChile #BackpackingChile #ExpatLife #LivingInChile #Empanada #Pisco #BarrioBellavista #Lastarria #Providencia #CerroSanCristobal #MapochoRiver #ChileWinter #AndesMountains #SlowTravel

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On day three in Santiago, Tomás dodges drizzle through Parque Forestal, watches the guards change at La Moneda, and spends a long, slow afternoon in the Museum of Memory and Human Rights—a place that explains modern Chile better than any guidebook. Along the way: the price of a coffee, the weight of a metro fare, and the quiet work of getting settled.

Episode 3 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Parque Forestal, Barrio Lastarria, Casa Salvo, La Moneda, Plaza de la Constitución, Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos, Quinta Normal.

Covered: Museums, History and memory, Food and drink, City walking, Practical costs.

Chapters:
00:00 Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes
01:23 Barrio Lastarria
02:52 Providencia
04:22 La Moneda
05:47 Museum echo
07:19 Wonderland Café
08:42 City evening

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#SantiagoChile #MuseoDeLaMemoria #LaMoneda #BellasArtes #BarrioLastarria #ChileTravel #WinterInSantiago #AndesMountains #ChileHistory #SlowTravel #SouthAmerica #SantiagoMuseums #ChileCoffee #QuintaNormal #ProvidenciaSantiago #ChileWinter

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On his second day in Santiago, Tomás walks the Mapocho River in the rain, climbs Cerro San Cristóbal for a snow-dusted view of the cordillera, and finds a quiet meal in a hidden corner of the Mercado Central. A slow, practical look at getting your bearings in a winter capital.

Episode 2 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Providencia, Mapocho River, Cerro San Cristóbal, Parque Metropolitano, Bellavista, Parque Forestal, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mercado Central.

Covered: Walking tour of central Santiago, Mapocho River and Cerro San Cristóbal, Mercado Central and Chilean seafood, Winter weather in Santiago, Daily costs and transit in Santiago, Pre-Columbian art museum visit.

Chapters:
00:00 Providencia
01:30 Cerro San Cristóbal
02:40 Las Condes
04:50 Plaza de Armas
06:50 Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
08:11 Museum echo

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#Santiago #ChileTravel #WinterInSantiago #CerroSanCristobal #MapochoRiver #MercadoCentral #CaldilloDeCongrio #SantiagoFood #PreColumbianArt #SantiagoMuseums #Providencia #Bellavista #PlazaDeArmas #ChileWinter #TravelChile #SantiagoGuide #SlowTravel #AndesMountains

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Tomás Fuentes lands in Santiago de Chile in early August, gets his RUT, a bank account and a local SIM, and walks the winter city. What it looks like, what it costs, and how the capital actually works in 2026.

Episode 1 of Chile Travel Podcast with Tomás Fuentes. Tomás Fuentes is in Santiago, Chile.

Places in this episode: Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL), Heidelberg Haus Apart Hotel Providencia, Avenida Providencia, BancoEstado, Mercado Central, Lastarria, Plaza de Armas de Santiago, Cerro San Cristóbal.

Covered: Arrival and orientation, RUT and Cédula process, Banking in Chile, SIM cards and connectivity, Transit system and Bip! card, Winter vibe in Santiago.

Chapters:
00:00 Airport road
02:46 BancoEstado
04:17 Cerro San Cristóbal
06:02 Mercado Central
07:27 Lastarria
09:03 Costanera Centre
11:28 Quiet room

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#SantiagoChile #ChileTravel #Providencia #CerroSanCristobal #MercadoCentral #Lastarria #ChileVisa #CuentaRUT #BancoEstado #Entel #SantiagoMetro #BipCard #WinterInChile #ElquiValley #Pisco #CostOfLivingChile #ExpatLifeSantiago #SouthAmericaTravel

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