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A very good jazz festival takes place during summer (typically each January) in Providencia. The Festival de Jazz de Providencia takes place each year in Mapocho's riverside and showcasts the best local bands and some international guests. A good budget-conscious alternative for summer nights.
Until 2010 Santiago's highest building, now surpassed by Torre Titanium La Portada and Gran Torre Santiago.
The lively little square in the intersection of the two most important avenues of Santiago, Alameda and Vicuña Mackenna is also frequently the place for public meetings such as celebrating sport successes and political demonstrations.
Santiago's modern art museum is part of the university's faculty of art. Next to the façade there's a statue by the Colombian artist Fernando Botero.
Costanera Center
South America's highest building with a viewing platform on the top floor.
The mountaineering foundation founded in 1947 organizes excursions and competitions, as well as offers courses in mountaineering, first aid, and orienteering through its affiliate, the Escuela Nacional de Montaña.
Founded in 1924, this mountaineering organization offers trekking, bouldering, and climbing excursions and workshops.