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19-643: Yerba Loca Nature Sanctuary is a protected area in Santiago Metropolitan Area of Chile . It is east of Santiago in the commune of Lo Barnechea . This article related to a protected area in South America is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Santiago Metropolitan Region location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Santiago Metropolitan Area Santiago Metropolitan Region (Spanish: Región Metropolitana de Santiago )

38-422: A coastal location such as Valparaíso (460 mm) with that of Santiago de Chile (360 mm). The annual median precipitation reaches 367 mm on average. The annual median temperature comes out to 13.5 °C (56 °F), with a median high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a median low of 6 °C (43 °F) in urban areas. Rural areas tend to be colder, as temperature reaches −10 °C (14 °F) in

57-475: A defensive point. On the other side, the hillside terrain was used as a "cemetery for the dissidents", people who did not follow the then-official Roman Catholic faith, or were considered otherwise unworthy of burial at hallowed grounds. However, the remains buried in the hillside under this fashion were eventually transferred to a secluded section of the General Cemetery , before said cemetery, in turn,

76-518: Is Chile's most populated and most densely populated region. The region's history of European influence started in 1542, a few days after Santiago was founded. When the Santiago cabildo was built, its function was to supervise the entire territory. Later, with the creation of the cities of La Serena and Concepción and the creation of their respective cabildos, its territorial reach was reduced. On 30 August 1826, 8 provinces were created, with

95-474: Is concentrated in the winter months, generally as snow over 900 m above sea level and, in colder years, over the city of Santiago. Winter tends to be cold with frequent frosts during which temperature drops below 0 °C (32 °F). The summer months are usually dry and hot. The Cordillera de la Costa acts as a climate screen and reduces marine influence, which makes the climate more continental. This situation becomes apparent when comparing precipitation from

114-432: Is one of Chile 's 16 first-order administrative divisions . It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago . Most commercial and administrative centers are located in the region, including Chile's main international airport, Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport . With an area of 15,403.2 km (5,947 sq mi) and population over seven million, it

133-523: The Brigadier of the Royal Engineers, designed and built two forts or castles on Santa Lucía Hill, one north and the other south of the hill. The forts were built out of stone and lime and could fit eight or twelve cannons each. Besides, Olaguer Feliú drew and built an outbuilding for ammunition depot and to house the garrison. On one side of the hill, Fort Hidalgo was finished in 1820 as

152-761: The Santiago Province being one of them, but it wasn't until 1980 that the Metropolitan Region was created. Metropolitana is Chile's only landlocked region and lies in the Intermediate Depression valley between the Chilean Coast Range and the Andes mountains . Cerro San Cristóbal dominates the sprawling Santiago cityscape at a height of 880 m (2,887 ft) above sea level with city suburbs steadily climbing

171-423: The city and meeting point. It was originally called Huelito o heutrecan by the pre-colonization inhabitants. However, the current name comes from the day in which Pedro de Valdivia conquered the hill, on December 13, 1540. That day celebrates " Santa Lucía ." Its first use by its missionaries was as a point of worship, or prayer in the years of the chicken pox outbreak (1541). In 1816, Manuel Olaguer Feliú ,

190-435: The city of Santiago . There is some occurrence of the endangered Chilean Wine Palm , Jubaea chilensis within the Santiago Province; this iconic tree of central Chile had a much larger range prehistorically, before the decimation of much of its habitat by the expanding human population . The region's principal industries include manufacturing, services, retail, and financial services. The capital of Santiago serves as

209-486: The city's high-rise buildings and are also home to the Latin American headquarters of several United Nations organizations. Though Santiago's expansion has caused newer vineyards to move to more rural locations, many of the country's oldest wineries, built in the 19th century, have preserved cellars in the valley. The region is divided into 6 provinces , which are themselves divided into 52 communes . Since 2021

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228-419: The coldest months (July, August) Most of the region is made up of an extremely fertile, level prairie that the locals call la Depresión intermedia ( Intermediate Depression ). The terrain is known for its low elevation in relation to sea level and for being surrounded by hills, as well as emergent so-called island hills , such as Santa Lucía (an ancient extinct volcano), Blanco, and Renca , present today in

247-449: The country's administrative, industrial, commercial, financial and cultural center, producing 41.5% of Chile's gross domestic product, according to central bank estimates. The Plaza de Armas , the central square in downtown Santiago, hosts the city's cathedral and city hall. Eight city blocks around the presidential palace, La Moneda , are where most ministries, services and commercial banks can be found. Vitacura and El Golf host most of

266-651: The foothills of the Andes to the east. The Tupungato stratovolcano , measures 6,570 m (21,555 ft) on the Argentine border, is one of South America's highest peaks. The dominant drainage basin feeds into the Maipo River ; its main tributaries are the Mapocho , Yeso and Colorado rivers. The climate of the Metropolitan Region is temperate Mediterranean cold, of the kind called continental . Precipitation

285-430: The nucleus of the first National Astronomical Observatory . In 1872 Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna decided to conduct a dramatic change to the urban atmosphere of the city of Santiago, among his many works aimed to improve the city, and thus initiated an extensive remodelation of the hill. The works of 1872 consisted of a road which crossed the hill, which at the top accessed a chapel which he also built there, illuminated by

304-404: The region is governed by the governor, who is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Claudio Orrego Larraín ( Independent ). This table is based on the corresponding Spanish article Cerro Santa Luc%C3%ADa The hill comprises a 65,300 square metre park adorned with ornate facades, stairways and fountains. At the highest point there is a viewpoint popular with tourists visiting

323-533: The then-novel means of gas. The rest of the hill contains a park with fountains and lookouts. The actual hill is watered by a sophisticated irrigation system. The now iconic yellow and white facade is also a product of Vicuña Mackenna's remodelation. Vicuña Mackenna was assisted in realizing his designs by the architect Manuel Aldunate, the constructor Enrique Henes, and the stonecutter Andrés Staimbuck. A few years ago, Santa Lucía hill received an improvement in its illumination system and protections. Also, Fort Hidalgo

342-522: Was opened to all burials regardless of creed or social condition. In 1849 James Melville Gilliss led an American naval astronomical expedition to Chile in order to more precisely measure the solar parallax. An observatory was set up on Santa Lucía Hill and operated by Gilliss. When the expedition ended in September 1852 the observatory and related equipment was sold to the Chilean government and formed

361-491: Was restored and reopened to the public. Traditionally, a cannon shot is fired exactly at noon. Located in Santa Lucía Hill there is a monument which consists of a 2 m high stone carved with a paragraph extracted from the text that Pedro de Valdivia sent to emperor Charles V describing the features of the new land conquered. Santa Lucía Hill is one of the entrances to the abyss in the videogame Abyss Odyssey ,

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