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Tesi
del Sante y Sebastián Fernández, Santiago
...The route is very well planned; fascinating buildings
and streets keep on showing throughout the 5 hour-ride
in very different areas of the city, and it is not
tiring. The guides are very nice people and show
a great passion for the city and the barrios, its
architecture and history. And there is a very good
and restoring picnic!. |
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Casal Simiao e Camilla, Brasil
... Amamos nosso passeio e superou em muito nossas
expectativas... Foi muito bom! Pode ter certeza
que indicaremos aos amigos.. MUUUUUITO OBRIGADO!! |
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Diana
Viravec , USA
Paseos en Bicicleta bicycle tour was the
highlight of our vacation. Andrés, Inés,
and Carola have a breadth and depth of knowledge
of Santiago that I do not believe can be matched
with any other cycling group. Carola is a teacher
so she was really good with the kids, entertaining
them at a playground while we ate the picnic lunch
and talked with Andrés about Allende, Pinochet,
and the current social and political climate in
Chile. Inés speaks impeccable English; she
and Andrés are both very intelligent (he
is an architect and she is a biologist) and they
are also very well-read.
They asked us before we arrived what we all liked,
and to my surprise, they prepared a customized trip
for us that met everyone's preference! I told them
Carsten liked trains so they took us to the outdoor
steam train museum. I told them Kevin liked history
so Inés had clearly done some extra preparation
in order to explain perfectly and in great detail
how Santiago was founded by Pedro de Valdivia, the
impact of the earthquakes on the city over the centuries,
etc. I told them Caroline liked art so they offered
to take us to a museum where there was an interactive
children's art section. I told them I was interested
in the Chilean culture and politics, and Andrés
was outstanding in discussing the impact of the
various immigrant groups on Chilean society, and
as I mentioned above, so many other aspects of Chilean
culture and politics.
All in all, they were unbelievable, and for the
rest of my life when I think of Santiago, I will
think of the places Andrés, Inés,
and Carola took us, and the information they provided
us during our tour. |
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Svenia
Franke-Bruhn, New Zealand
Hi Andres, wonderful new ideas and projects!!
We hope to come back in the future, this time together
as a family - in the meantime we continue to recommend
your tours. The lovely memories of the tour I did,
carried me a long time during the daily routine
here in NZ. All the best. |
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Kathy
Priest, USA
Sorry to be slow getting back to you with
thanks for a most fun day in Santiago. Wishing you
both all the best, and thanks. |
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Ingrid
Svenson , Brasil
Este es un tour de rejuvenecimiento! |
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Sylvie
Bruckner, Bolivia
Andrés y Ema, muchísimas gracias
por el tour: superó 100% nuestras expectativas.
Si deciden ir a Santa Cruz, será un placer
atenderlos, pero lamentablemente no seré
tan buena guia como ustedes! |
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Annie
Bryett , USA
How are you all? I had such a great trip
last year and I really enjoyed my stay in Santiago.
I would love to come back one day. I love the idea
of your bicycle tour to Patagonia. I found the walking
trip there amazing, though it snowed and was freezing.
The wind was phenomenal, whipping up the waves into
frothy spray. The cloud formations were spectacular
as well! I keep thinking about the wives of the
disappeared and their tapestries. It was very inspiring
to see their work, and to have the chance to talk
about it all. I felt less like a tourist, and more
like an interested party, so thank you so much for
the tour. Regards to you all. |
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Tracy
Range , USA
... I wanted you to know that I would come
back to Santiago just to do another one of your
trips. Maybe we'll do a multi-day to the wine country
next time. I even think I'm up to the "physically
demanding" night tour! You (and Carola) feel
like friends, and we had such a good time! Thanks
again for everything, and I hope to see you next
time we are in Chile.
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Michele,
Kerrie and Carly, England
Hi Andres, we had a great time and Carola was absolutley
fantastic...thank you so much! Thank you again so
much for all your help and for making our day in
Santiago very special Best wishes.
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Jen
Whetstone, England
Muchísimas gracias por las fotos: que buenos
recuerdos de un día fantástico. Fue
increíble conocer más de esa gran
ciudad. Otra vez, gracias por una experiencia inolvidable!.
Saludos desde Liverpool. |
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Cathleen
Klibanoff, USA
We had such a wonderful time and no one believes
that Jackson tolerated a four hour bike tour! This
says something about you and your inspiring ride.
Warmest. |
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Svenja
Franke-Bruhn, Germany
…I can say
that I was quite fortunate having the possibility
to discover the city on two very different tours
with different bikes as a single customer although
I wouldn't mind to bike in a group. Your tour was
so much fun having a good quality bike, a great
local guide with a deep interest in architecture
(…) and covering a great many parks and suburbs
during the ride. Also the attention to detail counts
a lot…Personally I was very impressed by
the instant answers via email and the extra ideas
provided by you. |
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Lisa
Sousa, USA
Thank you for the pictures and all your time spent
on the tour. I very much enjoyed it! Best regards.
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David
& Lesley Barnes, England
Hi Andres - we have returned to the UK after our
cruise around South America - it was a great experience
and we really enjoyed the cycle tour of Santiago
(even though it rained!). I will be leaving some
good feedback (on the web) and wish you success
for the future. Best wishes |
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Bob
& Sherry, USA
Andres, here are some pictures from our trip. We
had a blast down there and the bike trip was the
highlight of our trip!! Thank you to you and your
daughter for giving us a wonderful day! You are
both wonderful people and we were so happy to have
met you!!! You have friends in the US!!! Please
do not hesitate to call if you ever make it up here!
Peace!! |
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Michelle
and Michael East, Australia
Hola Andrés, this is Michelle and MIchael
from Australia. We were on your bike tour in Santiago
on 24 February 2009. We have told lots of people
about your tour as we thought it was fantastic.
We tried to send photos but we have had trouble
through web mail so we will send them when we get
back to Australia. We have some great photos for
your website! Thankyou so much, we loved Santiago!
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Debby
Remis, Canada
Hi Andrés, we are back in Canada and our
trip to Santiago is now a memory. The bicycle tour
was a great last day for our family to spend together.
Even though it was so hot, it didn't seem so, since
often we were travelling in shade. Thanks again
for your sharing your perspective of Santiago with
us and emailing us the pictures. |
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Roberta
Leopoldo e Silva, Brasil
From beginning to end the tour was a great pleasure:
we are recommending it to all our friends from Brazil
travelling to Santiago. Thank you. I wish you all
the best for 2009 and the future. |
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Gino
Casassa, Chile
Muchas gracias Andrés (y por cierto también
a María Olivia e Inés) por el brillante
tour en bici de esta mañana, y el magnífico
picnic en la Quinta Normal. Mis sinceras felicitaciones
por el tour, disfrutado plenamente junto a Koni
y Simon. Muy entretenido, aprendí mucho y
descubrimos una cara oculta de Santiago. Han hecho
algo muy profesional y muy único, todo el
exito para el futuro. Un abrazo |
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Florencio
y María Rosa, España
Acabamos de realizar un viaje a Santiago de Chile
y nos hablaron de excursiones en bicicleta a través
de la ciudad para visitar los rincones a los que
las agencias no te llevan y desde una perspectiva
mucho más cercana y agradable, además
de sana, que te ofrece ir sobre una bici... La organización
es perfecta, hay explicaciones en todos los edificios
y lugares emblemáticos, y el picnic es exquisito!!!
Muy recomendable y apto para todas las edades y
gustos. Un saludo. |
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Astrid
Rial, USA
Hola Andrés: No tengo suficientes palabras
para describir mi agradecimiento ni lo bién
que lo pasé hoy. Disfruté mucho poder
conocer Santiago en bicicleta y aprecio que me incluíste
en la excursion con tu familia y María Olivia:
muchas gracias por tu generosidad. Hoy mismo voy
a registrar mis comentarios en internet...espero
que nos visites en Seattle algún dia. |
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Dominique
Casassa, Chile
...recomiendo el paseo: conocí partes de
Santiago que no creía que existían!! |
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Hernán
Verscheure, Chile
Hola....siendo chileno y habitante de Santiago descubrí
una forma espectacular de conocer mi ciudad gracias
al tour ofrecido por "Paseos en Bicicleta"
y guiado por Andrés. Una excelente combinación
de ejercicio, camaraderia, gratos refrigerios y
de información sobre la ciudad que incluso
para mi como santaguino, hasta ese momento no la
tenía. Felicitaciones para Andrés
y una recomendación a todos y todas para
que se animen: no se arrenpentirán! |
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tripadvisor
...the tour definately takes you off the beaten
track but also includes the main sites. It really
gives you an insight to what it's like to live in
Santiago. Andrés was lovely and his enthusiasm
was very apparent, also, his wife's home cooking
was amazing: the soup was especially delightful!
I would recommend this 5 hour day trip to anyone
who is able-bodied. You don't need to be really
fit as the city is flat. I also think it would be
a good day out for families. (If you are into architeture
it would be extra special!) I hope this helps people
make up their minds. I would highly recommend this
to everyone. |
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tripadvisor
I organised with "Paseos Bicicleta" some
time in advance and regular contact leading up to
the tour had me looking forward to it. It was obvious
from the start Andrés had a love of this
city , it's architecture and history, which luckily
for me he conveyed in English ! The intimate tour
(six people in total) took in the tourist highlights
initially but then meandered through to where you
find out how the "real" people of Santiago
live. All at a safe and leisurely pace you see the
areas of renewal of the city as well as those that
have not been touched for many decades. A clear
sunny day and a home prepared picnic lunch in the
old Botanical gardens (complete with a fine local
red) topped the day off. Thanks again Andrés
- I highly recommend this tour. |
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Richard
Bailey, Australia
You have a great tourist "product": I
hope your Business continues to grow. You have given
me a "taste" of Chile. I will be back
to spend more time there soon! Thanks again and
kind regards. |
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Happy
travels lonelyplanet.com
If you're looking for something a bit different
in Santiago, try a biking tour with "Paseos
en Bicicleta". Its a wonderful way to see the
old city. Andrés, the guide is very friendly
and keen to share his knowledge of Santiago's history
and architecture. He is careful to take you on the
quieter streets away from the traffic as much as
possible. On the trip I did, he even provided a
lunch in the park, complete with white tablecloth.
A wonderful introduction to Old Santiago! |
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Gianfranco
Casassa, Chile
i had a lot of fun... i didn't know Santiago was
that beatiful. |
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Phil
Barry, Nueva Zelandia
Hi Andrés: Please find attached some photos
of our biking around Santiago. Thank you very much
once again for being prepared to share your city
and your knowledge of your city with me. The two
days biking were without doubt the highlight of
my trip. My very best wishes to you and your daughter.
I look forward to hopefully being able to show you
around Wellington one day. Kind regards. |
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Andrea
Villanueva, USA
...decidí tomar un tour por la ciudad, no
queria un tour convencional de esos que te dicen
por donde ir, que tienen el tiempo super limitado
y que están en contra del reloj tratando
de mostrarte lo típico y lo tradicional.
Me enteré de este tour en bicicleta y decidí
tomarlo: sólo puedo decir que fue algo fuera
de lo común y espectacular. Andrés
se dedica bastante en la preparación del
tour; me explicó cosas típicas santiaguinas
que en otras circunstancias no hubiera conocido,
paseamos por barrios tradicionales, plazas, parques
,cités y vimos las estaciones de trenes de
Santiago, todo explicado con su respectiva historia.
Inés también muy dedicada y se ve
el trabajo en equipo: entre ambos complementan la
información y resuelven las dudas que uno
tiene!!!
La verdad este es un paseo fuera de lo común
y se pasa el tiempo volando. Se lo recomiendo a
cualquier persona que esté interesada en
hacer algo diferente y divertido en Santiago, no
importa la edad ni el estado físico!!!
Muchas gracias Andrés, Inés y Emma
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Nicole
Fisher, Santiago
I want to absolutely recommend a bike tour of Santiago
I took on Saturday May 30 (2008). We started off
from Plaza Baquedano, and for five hours enjoyed
Santiago in a very special and unique way, in my
opinion the best way to get to know this city. I
already knew many of the places we visited either
by car or walking, but from a bike you have a different
perspective, a strangely mind-boggling experience!!!!
Andrés Garrido is the mind and legs behind
this project, and I warmly congratulate him for
his sensitivity and the warmth he’s put into
this jewel. Andrés revealed details about
this city in such an entertaining way that we didn’t
realize that we had spent several hours riding a
bike. Highly recommended for all those who want
to enjoy a very different experience!!! This is
a very, very fine tour. |
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Carolina
Gazitúa, Santiago
La verdad pasé un Sábado inolvidable:
el paseo que hicimos es genial. Te felicito, porque
se refleja toda la preocupación y amor por
lo que haces (y el de Inés también).
Se lo he recomendado a todo el que me topo, y son
bastantes. ¡Muchas gracias!
PD: ¿Me das la receta de la sopa de champiñones?
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Tesi
del Sante y Sebastián Fernández, Santiago
We liked this trip very much because it showed us
new aspects of the city we’ve been living
in for over 20 years. We rode our bikes through
amazing barrios and we sometimes had the feeling
of being in a different country. The route is very
well planned; fascinating buildings and streets
keep on showing throughout the 5 hour-ride in very
different areas of the city, and it is not tiring.
The guides are very nice people and show a great
passion for the city and the barrios, its architecture
and history. And there is a very good and restoring
picnic! |
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Patricia
Vial, Montreal, Canadá
Muchas gracias Andrés por hacernos descubrir
tantos tesoros de Santiago. Acabo de mandar fotos
a Montréal... el tour alcanza nota máxima:
quedé encantada. |
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Silvana
y Hermann, Santiago
Lo pasamos increíble ese día, muy
entretenido el circuito, diferente, más cercano
a la realidad de todos los Santiaguinos y no tan
turístico como los típicos tours,
lo que permite estar en sitios interesantes apreciando
la bella arquitectura de la ciudad y su historia.
Los guías, Andrés y Doro, encantadores
y organizados, muy rico y energético el picnic
y bueno qué más decir .... absolutamente
recomendable para todas las personas que quieran
conocer la ciudad de forma diferente y que les encanta
andar en bicicleta. Muchas gracias por todo. |
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Sandra
Beckman, USA
I took a friendly, tranquil, informative tour of
Santiago that was good exercise but leisurely enough
to enjoy the sculptures, learn inside information
about the buildings and their history, get to know
little-known parts of the city, and experience sunset
at the top of Cerro San Cristóbal complete
with wine and cheese.
It was with a new tour company, Paseos en Bicicleta,
http://www.paseosenbicicleta.cl . It's run by a
local architect assisted by guides of different
vocations who speak various languages, bringing
a number of points of view to the brief discussions
that spring up at the stopping points. The tour
was a treat for both body and mind! |
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Lynda
Pon, USA
Just returned from Santiago (April, 08) and took
the bike tour by www.paseosenbicicleta.cl and was
great. We booked ahead and kept contact with Andres.
He was very patient and even came pick us up at
our hotel because we weren't familiar with the area.
I highly recommended taking this tour because you
get to see the hidden gems in Santiago. The tour
is about 5 hours long with a lunch break in the
park.
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lonelyplanet.com
I did a bike trip with Paseos en Bicicleta last
weekend in Santiago which was pretty cool. Covered
the main areas of town but also included some quirky
backstreets in Barrio Brazil and a nice picnic in
Parque Quinta Normal (great homemade soup!). Lots
of history from colonial to contempory and interesting
side-bars such as quirky restaurants and cool litte
markets. Five hour tour so good value and got to
cover lots of kms and plenty of ideas for exploring
on my own later! |
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Felix
Pon, USA
We are getting back to work mode after the long
vacation. It was totally enjoyable bike ride through
Santiago! I have attached some pictures that you
might like. Again thank-you for showing us Santiago!
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Sergio
y Daniela just married, Santiago
Muchas gracias por las fotos.. con mi novia....perdón...
ahora mi esposa, pasamos un momento increíble:
algo que nunca olvidaremos y que siempre estará
al momento de recordar momentos felices. A pesar
de las quejas por nuestra demora en llegar a la
fiesta, estamos seguros de no habernos equivocado
y ese ratito que nos tomamos con ustedes bién
valió la pena... como anécdota, antes
de llegar a la fiesta, pasamos a un McDonald para
que mi señora limpiara la mancha del vestido
que había quedado por el brindis del vino
tinto... demás está decir que cuando
volvamos de nuestras vacaciones te cobraremos la
palabra de la invitación al paseo... |
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Mauricio
Chandía, Santiago
Gracias por las fotos y por esta inolvidable y placentera
aventura. Creo que el redescubrir lo que se tiene
puede en ocasiones ser más enriquecedor de
lo que imaginamos. La combinación de la simpatía
y sencillez de los anfitriones, con la acogida y
la buena disposición se combinaron en algo
que es más que un producto que se compra:
es un intercambio de vivencias. No es sólo
un tour por la ciudad: andar en bicicleta es más
interesante de lo que parece. Se nota que les gusta
lo que hacen y eso es bueno. Ojalá que les
vaya bien en los futuros paseos y que acudan cada
vez más chilenos. |
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Milton
Mella, Santiago
Andrés, the trip exceeded all our expectations:
I had no idea how pleasant it was going to be to
get to know our city on a bike. Everywhere we were
impressed with the beauty of modest but very interesting
sites of Santiago. More than a present, this trip
presented the opportunity of re-enchanting ourselves
with our city. Thank you and we’ll be seeing
you again in the night tour. A big hug. |
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Josh
Segal, Los Angeles, California
I coordinated this trip from the United States,
and they made it pretty easy. Andres speaks English
perfectly and helped arrange the trip and a meeting
place…
The ride was great, and Andres adjusted to the pace
of our group. Much of the ride was through parks,
so it wasn't particularly dangerous. Even where
we rode on narrow streets, there wasn't much traffic
since it was a Saturday. Being an architect, Andrés
had a great knowledge of the city (especially buildings)
and pointed out a lot of sights to us. I'd definitely
recommend this, just make sure you allow for 4-6
hours (for the full trip)… |
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tripadvisor.com
Santiago is an ideal city to get to know by bike.
One company that leads guided tours by bicycle to
different points of the city is www.paseosenbicicleta.cl
(English version).Riding a bike in Santiago is nice,
as the city which seems so large by car takes on
a much more human scale, especially since you can
cover some of the beautiful old neighbourhoods at
a speed in between slow walking where you can't
get everywhere you want to go (Brasil neighbourhood
in the old section is a good example) and the impersonal
car tour. Try a bike ride up up the Parque Metropolitano
San Cristobal (San Cristobal for short), which has
perfect pavement, careful drivers, and on weekday
mornings, stunningly few other joggers or cyclists
for all it offers: a view to kill for (Andes and
the city). Jogging is great and there are many dirt
trails through the woods. If you are a real early
bird, you may spook the rabbits on the trails. |
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Lake
Sagaris, Santiago
Fue muy bueno el tour: todos los disfrutamos mucho
e incluso los que conocían Santiago igual
se encontraron con algunas sorpresas. |
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Gustavo
Burgos, Santiago
...me maravilló encontrarme con una ciudad
que no conocía, habiendo pasado por esas
mismas esquinas mil veces en mis 40 años
en Santiago... no haber mirado al costado, no haber
despegado la vista de la calzada... y perderme cuanta
maravilla me rodea... volví encantado y con
mi alma llena....
Gracias Andrés e Inés por este regalo.
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Bárbara
Dostal, Santiago
Encontré el paseo entretenido y didáctico;
lo pasé super bién y aprendí
mucho. |
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Carla
Pasten, Santiago
Me gustó mucho la salida en bicicleta porque
visité lugares de Santiago muy lindos y desconocidos
por los mismos santiaguinos que talvez sólo
pasan por esos lugares sin darse cuenta que Santiago
no es sólo autos, transantiago o smog. Detrás
de todo eso se esconde una belleza que vale la pena
conocer. |
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Valentina
Gallegos, Santiago
Gracias, estuvo muy lindo (¡y gracias por
el anticucho!) |
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Isabel
Garrido, Santiago
Vi lugares hermosos que estando en mi propia ciudad
¡ni siquiera me imaginaba que existieran!.
Realmente me doy cuenta que no debemos despreciar
nuestro patrimonio. |
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Valerie
Loeb, USA
This bike-based tour is great! You venture into
amazing neighborhoods full of architectural gems
left from bygone days, with informative narratives
from knowledgeble and sympatico guides. The guides
are fluent in English and demonstrate expertise
in a wide range of subjects. The lunch they provide
is fantastic! All in all, the time spent with this
group was one of highlights of my Santiago experience. |
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