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The very heart of Santiago is the Plaza de Armas, which lies along the Alameda about five blocks south of the river. The city's European heritage is evident in the Parque Forestal, designed by a French landscaper on the model of Parisian parks. Walkers pass down tree-lined paths along the Mapocho, past small squares and the Museo de Bellas Artes. The Mercado Central is of British design, with wrought-iron ceiling parts that were imported from England in the mid 19th century. Today the market sells a wide variety of fresh, exotic produce.
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By South American standards, Santiago is a safe city, but visitors should be aware of pickpocketing and other petty crimes. But if you compare Santiago with other cities in South America, it is by far pretty secure. Avoid the city parks at night and don't wear expensive looking jewlery or watches even in the middle of the day. Avoid large crowds of people. Also if you are blonde or ¨gringo/gringa¨ expect a lot of attention as Chile is not very diverse racially.
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Santiago de Cuba has many things of which to be proud. For example, it is the cradle of nearly all the music genres of Cuba, a country in which music expresses its soul and essence. However, it is the people of Santiago de Cuba who constitute is most unmistacable aspect. These joyous, proverbially hospitable people are self-willed, are capable of carrying out the greatest feats and embody great virtues.
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Anita Santiago Advertising enters the Spanish-language entertainment marketing arena with significant experience and a wide range of services. The agency has established successful marketing communications and advertising campaigns for blue chip clients including IKEA, Wells Fargo Bank, the California Milk Processor Board, and Carl's Jr. Restaurant. Campaigns for these and other clients include integrated creative, media planning and buying, publicity and promotion.
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Santiago dreams his pleasant dream of the lions at play on the beaches of Africa three times. The first time is the night before he departs on his three-day fishing expedition, the second occurs when he sleeps on the boat for a few hours in the middle of his struggle with the marlin, and the third takes place at the very end of the book. In fact, the sober promise of the triumph and regeneration with which the novella closes is supported by the final image of the lions. Because Santiago associates the lions with his youth, the dream suggests the circular nature of life. Additionally, because Santiago imagines the lions, fierce predators, playing, his dream suggests a harmony between the opposing forces—life and death, love and hate, destruction and regeneration—of nature.
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Santiago was established in 1541 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia in an area inhabited by the Picunche people. In 1647 the community was severely damaged by an earthquake. In 1651 Santiago was made an Episcopal see, and when Chile achieved independence in 1818, it became the nation's capital. The community has periodically been damaged by severe floods, and it repeatedly suffered from civil strife in the early 1970s. Population 4,703,954 (1998).
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