Views: Who doesn’t love them? Whether from natural or manmade points, views can be swoon worthy, scary or gasp inducing.
While my parents were in Santiago, we went to Latin America’s Highest point. Standing at 300m, the Sky Costanera is definitely a view worth visiting. The view point is situated at the top of 64 floor high Gran Torre Santiago. The rest of the building houses the largest shopping centre in Latin America as well as offices and two hotels. The building was finished in 2013, and the view point only opened towards the end of 2015, so it really is brand new.
The great thing about this view, unlike lots of other capital city views, is that there aren’t loads of skyscrapers in Santiago so there is very little to obstruct the view. Sadly, we managed to go on one of the only cloudy days we had in December, but the view still made me gasp aloud when we stepped out of the super speedy lift!
From above, it’s easy to see how Santiago follows a grid system so clearly:
Overlooking Santiago’s natural viewpoint, Cerro San Cristóbal (San Cristóbal hill) which is a great work-out when climbing or cycling to the top.
And of course, the best thing about views over Santiago are the mountains! They were still clinging on to that last bit of snow as the temperatures were already reading the 30. I would LOVE to go again in the winter to see the mountains sparkling white, especially on a day after rain when they look their most beautiful.
Which city views do you like? I wrote a blog post about my favourite here!
Marcella xx
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great views!I think one of my favourite views was from the Eiffel tower:)
Ohh, I love the Eiffel towers views too – they are amazing! 🙂
I love going places with amazing views. I didnt know the tallest point was in Chile, so cool!
Me neither, I had no idea! There is something great about seeing places from above, and looking down 🙂
AH!! This just got me so excited … Spoiler alert.. I’m officially coming! So I’ll see you soon! I’m definitely going to have to go here! I love seeing cities from above. It gives you such a didn’t perspective of a place 😀 Can’t wait for all those mountains!!!
YAY! You need to tell me everything 😉 That’s such exciting news. Is it Santiago or elsewhere?
I am so jealous, these views are amazing! I’d absolutely love to visit South America one day, even more so now that I know the views are like this 🙂
I was blown away by the views! South America is full to the brim of amazing views, I think my favourites are from the top of mountains as it’s so peaceful 🙂
wow… is this really Latin America’s highest point?? I would never guess it’d be in Santiago. Why didn’t I know about this building while I was there?! Well, I guess the viewpoint wouldn’t be open then anyway, but it would still be cool to walk around Latin America’s largest shopping center!
Indeed it really is! Just like Chileans say that they are the low-key ones in Latin America, maybe this building is like that too!! You’ll have to save the shopping centre for next time you visit 😉 I find the shopping centre looks like I’m in the US!
Oh and the shopping centre opened in June 2012, so it was there when you were 🙂
Oh I thought I had commented on this! It’s amazing! I was wondering why I hadn’t heard about it – but it seems so new! I will have to go visit when I go back to Chile! 🙂
Yes, it’s amazing!! 🙂 It’ll be waiting for you for when you are next here 😉
Wow! Stunning views – what an incredible place! Thanks so much for sharing Marcella!
Lloyd & Yaya xx
Thanks so much Lloyd and Yaya!! If you are ever in Santiago, you know where to go for great views 🙂