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  Santiago Metro - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metro de Santiago is the metro system serving Santiago, the capital of the Republic of Chile.
It would reach to Maipú, one of the municipalities that are farther away from the center of Santiago.
At this moment, the metro consists of four lines which total 64.4 kilometres and a total of 69 stations and five transfer stations: Los Héroes, Baquedano, Santa Ana, Tobalaba and Vicente Valdés; shortly, there will be a total of 31 new stations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Santiago_Metro   (637 words)

  
 Santiago de Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Santiago is the greatest city and the most important economic, cultural, scientific, tourist and also agricultural centre.
Santiago is headquater of Academy of Sciences which was edtablished in 1885 and Academy of Nature Sciences which has been working since 1926.
Santiago is situated at the foot of the Andes (at 540 meters above sea level) in a valley, by the Mapocho River.
www.citmap.com /santiago   (403 words)

  
 Metro Arts and Architecture - Metro Bits - mic-ro.co(s)m   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
This often means extra effort and higher costs for the metro operators but it seems to pay when a metro is more than just a means of transport but something the population can be proud of.
Metro art is not too obvious in Hong Kong, but MTR's Art in Stations initiative brings works of art into the stations since 1998.
Like other metro systems in the former Soviet Union, the stations have been built using exquisite materials and a few are decorated with socialist-style reliefs.
mic-ro.com /metro/metroart.html   (3804 words)

  
 Jamaica - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It is 630 kilometers from the Central American mainland, 150 kilometers from Cuba on the north, and 180 kilometers from the island of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated, on the east.
Its indigenous Arawakan-speaking Taíno inhabitants named the island Xaymaca, meaning either the "land of springs," or the "Land of wood and water." Formerly a Spanish possession known as Santiago, then the British West Indies Crown colony of Jamaica, the country's population is composed mainly of the descendants of former African slaves.
Concentrations of expatriate Jamaicans are large in the South Florida metro area of Miami/Fort Lauderdale, Atlanta, Philadelphia, New York City, Los Angeles in the United States; Toronto in Canada, centred mostly in the borough of Scarborough, Ontario; London, as well as the area of Chapeltown in Leeds, in the United Kingdom.
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 chile hotels accommodation,hotels chile,chilehotels
Today, Santiago is the fifth largest city in South America, home to over 5 million people and the central base for 50% of the county's manufacturing industry.
Santiago is a relatively safe city, however, if you are a foreigner and are off your guard you could be a target for a thief.
The main commercial action (international offices, restaurants, modern apartments) in Santiago is spread in a linear development that runs west to east, from the Downtown area towards the Andes mountains to the Las Condes suburb.
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 Santiago del Estero (town) - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Santiago del Estero (town)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Santiago del Estero is the oldest city in Argentina, having been founded in 1553 by conquistadores from Peru.
It is the commercial and industrial centre of the province.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Santiago+del+Estero+(town)   (149 words)

  
 Chile's Subway: the Santiago Metro - Chile Travel Guide - Pepe's Chilean Adoration Page
Santiago has a very modern, clean, and efficient underground subway system known as the Metro.
The Metro lines are centered in downtown Santiago and spread outward towards the suburbs.
The Metro currently has 4 lines in operation and is expanding its system to reach even farther outward from the city center.
www.joeskitchen.com /chile/travel/metro.htm   (277 words)

  
 Railway Technology - Santiago Metro New Lines - Chile
In 1996, the two existing lines of the metro system carried 178 million passengers, a very high figure in relation to the city's population, indicating its popularity.
This new rolling stock is based closely on an order built by the same company for the Paris Metro, France, and is being constructed in that country, at the CIMT works in Valenciennes.
The new Santiago metro stations are closely monitored by closed circuit television.
www.railway-technology.com /projects/santiago   (1197 words)

  
 Chile Travel Itineraries
Santiago is the capital of Chile (Santiago de Chile) and today it is a modern, bustling city that surprises newly arriving visitors who are expecting a "typical run-down Latin America city".
Santiago is the fifth largest city in South America, home to over 5 million people and the central base for 50% of the county's manufacturing industry.
Valdivia "founded" Santiago at the foot of the hill called "Huelen" by the indigenous natives but which was renamed "Santa Lucia" by Valdivia.
www.chile-travel.org /area.php?id=santiago   (3385 words)

  
 International Market Research - Santiago Metro expansion to cost US$436mn - Chile   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Cisterna station will also form the end of the western spur of the Metro''s new line 4, which is due for completion in 4Q05.
Apart from the extension works, Metro is building a new line, line 4, to serve Santiago''s eastern suburbs, from Tobalaba station (line 1) in Las Condes to the satellite city of Puente Alto southeast of the capital.
Santiago''s Metro currently has a 40.2km network, with 52 stations.
strategis.ic.gc.ca /epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr112230e.html   (642 words)

  
 UrbanRail.Net > America > Chile > Metro de Santiago   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gran Santiago, the metropolitan area of the Chilean capital, has 4.6 million inhabitants (430 km2).
In 1968 the decision was taken to build a rubber-tyred metro system with 5 lines and totalling 60 km.
Line 3 was originally planned to run from Plaza Chacabuco (Santiago Racecourse) to Plaza Egaña (La Reina), it would be extended further north to Conchalí (at Américo Vespucio Ringroad) under Independencia Av.
www.urbanrail.net /am/sant/santiago.htm   (564 words)

  
 Cascada de las Animas Nature Sanctuary
San Alfonso is located approximately 60 kilometers southeast of Santiago and is easily accessible by a well maintained paved road that is open all year.
Our drivers are very familiar with the Santiago metro area and we can arrange to have you met or dropped off by our van at any location in Santiago or the surrounding area including hotels, parks, shopping centers or the international airport.
The metro bus system, however, can be basically unfathomable for the international traveler who does not know the city.
www.cascada.net /how_to_get_here.shtml   (1170 words)

  
 Chile Visitor Guide - Tips and Information: Vacation, Travel, Live in Chile
Santiago is a big city, but its easy to get around.
Santiago is now Chile’s capital in almost every sense of the word.
If the air quality is bad in Santiago, you may not be permitted to drive your car in the city.
www.chipsites.com /ww/chile_getting_there_and_around.html   (1930 words)

  
 Chile Information Project -- "Santiago Times" -- Political, Environment, Human Rights, Economic News; January 28, 2000
note: Metro, the recently launched subway daily newspaper provided free to the thousands of Santiago metro users, has caused a veritable uproar among established newspapers, the national journalists association and newspaper vendors, who accuse the paper of having an unfair competitive advantage and pinching their readers.
Metro is published by a Chilean subsidiary of a Swedish media company, which has contracted to produce the same product in several Scandinavian cities and eastern European cities - and it just debuted in Philadelphia.
RdC: Metro is going to create a reading habit in many people and it will revive the interest of many people who have stopped reading.
ssdc.ucsd.edu /news/chip/h00/chip.20000128.html   (3886 words)

  
 PinkAgenda.com Gay in Santiago
Due to its geographic location, Santiago is one of the few capital cities in the world which has easy access both to ski slopes -just 50 kms.
The Metropolitan Cathedral, on the western side of the plaza, stands on the same spot where the first church in Santiago was once built; to the north are three important buildings: the Post Office, the National Museum of History and the Townhall of Santiago.
Santiago is on Atlantic Time, one hour ahead of New York, two hours ahead of Chicago.
www.glbtevents.com /travel/santiago.html   (3607 words)

  
 Travel - POP to SD (Confirmation Please) - DR1 Forums
Metro seems to serve a "nicer" clientel, if you are a John Rocker type.
My Canadian friends just left and they commented that Metro was better than what they had in Canada.
Metro stop is uptown quite a distance from downtown.
www.dr1.com /forums/showthread.php?t=6201   (468 words)

  
 Santiago : Planning a Trip : Getting There | Frommers.com
Depending on traffic, your Santiago destination, and how you get there, the city can be reached in 20 minutes to an hour.
The station for international arrivals and departures to and from destinations in southern Chile is Terminal Santiago, also known as Terminal Sur, Alameda 3850 (tel.
By Train -- Santiago is serviced by the Empresa de los Farrocarriles del Estado (EFE), which provides modern and comfortable service to and from the south (as far as Temuco).
www.frommers.com /destinations/santiago/2320020009.html   (665 words)

  
 SkyscraperCity Forums - SANTIAGO METRO!! New Pics.. !!
It was cool, yet weird riding on a metro with rubber tires.
In my humble opinion, Santiago has one of the coolest metros in the Americas.
Metro in Santiago de Chile is amazing, awesome.
www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=195735&page=1&pp=20   (630 words)

  
 List of Santiago metro stations - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Metro de Santiago is the Underground System of Public Transport in Santiago, Chile
List of Stations of the Metro de Santiago
This page was last modified 17:14, 25 January 2006.
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 Santiago Chile - Pictures - Cyburbia Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
I was in Santiago, Chile, in April of this year - as Chile is in the southern hemisphere, it was early in the fall season over there.
There are lots of not so nice places here in Santiago though, but well that's the scenario pretty much everywhere in the world.
These pics were taken at the Quinta Normal station, at the very end of the Green metro line, in early afternoon, which is not the busiest time of the day.
www.cyburbia.org /forums/showthread.php?t=17936   (961 words)

  
 The Santiago Metro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Chilean capital of Santiago is served by a rubber tired metro network.
In 1996, the three-line metro carried a total of 178 million passengers, a high figure for a city with a population of five million.
A 33 km Line 4 is due to start construction in October 2002, with completion in the latter half of 2005.
www.subways.net /chile/santiago.htm   (175 words)

  
 LGC Wireless | News + Events   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Telefónica Móvil, the premier wireless carrier in Chile, is now using LGC Wireless' LGCell™ system to provide clear and consistent wireless service to customers inside the trains, on the station platforms and traveling throughout the underground tunnels.
The LGCell, which was fully installed in July, is a patented optical wireless networking system which delivers increased wireless capacity and consistently clear reception for cellular or PCS users throughout any facility.
The Metro system routinely transports approximately 700,000 business commuters daily during peak rush hour and is one of the more widely used systems in Latin America.
www.lgcwireless.com /news/press_101800.htm   (567 words)

  
 International Railway Journal: Chile set to double length of Santiago Metro. (... @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Together with current projects to extend lines 2 and 5 by a total of 7km, the new line will double the length of the metro to 80km.
From there it will split in two, one branch continuing a further 11km to the town of Puente Alto, the other running 8km southwest along the Americo Vespucio highway to link up with the planned La Cisterna station at the end of Line 2.
The line will complement other works in the Greater Santiago area including the north-south Batuco--Santiago--Melipilla light rail system, which will have interchanges at a number of metro stations.
highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?docid=1G1:80949835&refid=ink_tptd_mag   (286 words)

  
 TETRA MoU Web - TETRA Archive   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Siemens and the Santiago Metro choose Teltronic's NEBULA system
Siemens Chile has chosen a Teltronic TETRA network for the Santiago Metro.
The network will support communications throughout the 31,7 km of lines 4 and 4A of the Metro system in Chile's capital city.
www.tetramou.com /catalogue/Archive/Press/Teltronic_Santiago_Metro.asp   (132 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Transportation in Chile Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Railways: total: 6,782 km broad gauge: 3,743 km 1.676-m gauge narrow gauge: 116 km 1.067-m gauge; 2,923 km 1.000-m gauge City with metro system: Santiago Highways: total: 79,800 km paved: 11,012 km un...
City with metro system: Santiago (Metro de Santiago)
Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport, located in Santiago, is Chile's largest aviation facility.
www.ipedia.com /transportation_in_chile.html   (182 words)

  
 Hotel Dacarlo Rates and Reservations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Hotel Dacarlo, in Downtown Santiago a good choice in an economical business hotel, from only $39 for a single room with Continental breakfast.
It is located just blocks from Santiago's main bus terminal, rail station and minutes to the airport of Santiago.
ACTUAL: Manuel Thompson 3940 Santiago, U of Santiago Metro (subway) Station
www.chile-hotels.com /dacarlo.htm   (165 words)

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