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statues, which for centuries have
stared out into the ocean but no one
has ever proved how, why and by
whom they were built.
The next region is the country’s
most famous, that being the Santiago
Metropolitan Region, which contains
Santiago, the country’s capital city, This region is also Chile’s only
as well as the country’s main airport, landlocked region, meaning that it
museums, universities and cultural does not border the ocean. Santiago,
institutions. As many Santiago among its many features, now boasts
residents say, much to the dismay of the Costanera Center Tower, which
other Chileans: “Santiago IS Chile”. is Latin America’s tallest building,
