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    The document summarizes two popular food markets in Santiago, Chile - Mercado Central and La Vega Central. Mercado Central was built in 1872 based on a design from Glasgow, Scotland and was declared a historic monument in 1984. It has two floors and 241 stores selling a variety of foods. La Vega Central began as an agricultural product market near the Mapocho River and was later rebuilt in 1985 into its current structure that is now a national monument. Both markets are historical places where one can find good typical Chilean food.

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    The document summarizes two popular food markets in Santiago, Chile - Mercado Central and La Vega Central. Mercado Central was built in 1872 based on a design from Glasgow, Scotland and was declared a historic monument in 1984. It has two floors and 241 stores selling a variety of foods. La Vega Central began as an agricultural product market near the Mapocho River and was later rebuilt in 1985 into its current structure that is now a national monument. Both markets are historical places where one can find good typical Chilean food.

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    THE POPULAR FOOD NEIGHBORHOOD

    BY DANIEL BARRAZA

    THE NEIGHBORHOD MERCADO CENTRAL LA VEGA CENTRAL


    Around 6 million tourists arrived in Chile It was built in 1872, based on a central structure La Vega belongs to what at the time of the
    annually, with the purpose of enjoying their of cast iron in Glasgow Scotland. It was declared colony was known as “La Chimba”,
    vacations and visiting good places. In the a historical monument in 1984. In 2012, National corresponding to the area across the
    historic center of Santiago, there is a Geographic magazine highlighted it as the fifth “Mapocho” river.
    neighborhood of popular food in which you best market in the world.
    can enjoy very good moments, have a nice Since the construction of the “Puente Cal y
    time and taste typical Chilean food. The building has two floors and has 241 stores: Canto” were gathering traders in this
    restaurants, liquor store, butchers, herb shops, sector, they would sell their agricultural
    bakeries, fishmongers, cheese shops, grocery products in the area called Vega del
    stores and handicrafts Mapocho, later renamed Central Vega.

    The purpose of this research is to analyze


    two of the most popular places:
    “El Mercado Central” and “La Vega Central”,
    with the aim of reviewing a bit of its history
    and their main attractions. In 1985 a definitive building was built with
    support from government and founded by a
    neighbor of the area, Agustín Gómez
    This place is located steps from the “Puente Cal García. This building which includes
    y Canto” subway station, line 4 of the Santiago warehouses and shops is now a National
    metro Monument.

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