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Whatever the reason, it’s a fun, very Chilean part of town, squeezed between the peaceful Parque Forestal on the north and the bustle of Alemeda (Santiago’s busiest street) on the south.

While it’s just a five minute walk from Lastarria to the National Fine Arts Palace, the Lastarria neighborhood has an identity of its own and boasts its own museum: The Museum of Visual Arts, or MAVI. which is located just off the Plaza Mulato Gil.

There is an interesting flea market every afternoon in front of the Plaza Mulato Gil: books, antiques, and, occasionally on weekends a couple of Chilean tango artists performing for the passers by. If you stroll down Merced St. towards the Fine Arts Museum, you’ll pass some interesting – and rather dusty – book stores: a pleasant way to pass an afternoon in Chile’s capital city.

Best access: Metro La Catolica – heading south on Lastarria St.

MAVI Museum of Visual Art
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