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EdwardS
Born and raised in Texas. Howdy! Growing up with the flavors of the Tex-Mex culture has greatly inspired me to travel through Latin America. So far I have traveled to Costa Rica,…
Born and raised in Texas. Howdy! Growing up with the flavors of the Tex-Mex culture has greatly inspired me to travel through Latin America. So far I have traveled to Costa Rica, Mexico, and now Chile. It is through my travels that I have come to the conclusion that there is nothing worse than traveling to a foreign city and ending up in a restaurant where everyone else is carrying the same guidebook as you. In fact, many of the best places in Santiago are barely mentioned in guidebooks. I will give you the insight to the cleanest and safest city in America del Sur. Happy trails.
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Hernán Fierro
One of the best parts of most cities are the little out of the way shops. These could be anything from hole in the wall restaurants to unique stores. Just like most other cities, Santiago has its fair share of these types of treasures. One such shop is found in Barrio Patronato and it sells custom frames and religious art. But it is not the merchandise that makes this shop worth a visit, but instead it is the colorful owner, Hernán Fierro, who will warmly welcome you into his shop and proceed to talk your ear off. Hernán spent sometime in Chicago, and so he speaks a little English. So if you can speak a little Spanish, you can certainly communicate with him. In addition to the friendly conversation there are wonderful religious paintings to admire and purchase, and if you have any questions just ask Hernán as he will answer them all. Also feel free to ask about Hernán's own paintings, which he will gladly show you and sell to you. He is also very proud of how long each one took him to paint, so be sure to ask if he doesn't tell you. You can easily spend a couple of hours speaking with Hernán about everything from the art in his store to what's new in the United States.