Huérfanos Street is an east-west street in downtown

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. The word huérfanos is Spanish for orphans and the street is so named because an

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that was built here in 1758.

Description

Huérfanos Street's eastern end originates west of

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. The segment between Mac Iver and Teatinos streets is pedestrianized. Many banks, stores and cinemas operate on this segment. It is also home to the headquarters of

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and the

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, which occupies the Ex Caja de Crédito Hipotecario building. At the center of this segment, Huérfanos and

Paseo Ahumada Paseo Ahumada is four-block-long street in downtown Santiago. It extends in a north–south direction from Plaza de Armas to the Avenida Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins and is lined by buildings housing retail establishments at their lower l ...

form a busy pedestrian intersection. Palacio Pereira is located at the corner of Huérfanos and San Martín Street. A block west of the palace, the street is interrupted by the east branch of the

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, however a cable-stayed footbridge gives to Huérfanos some level of continuity. Going westward, the street is first part of the

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and then part of the Barrio Yungay. At the southeastern corner of Huérfanos and Almirante Barroso Street is the

Basílica del Salvador The Basílica del Salvador is a basilica located at the corner of Huérfanos Street and Almirante Barroso Street in the Barrio Brasil of Santiago de Chile. The basilica was designed by the German architect Teodoro Burchard in the Neo Gothic style. ...

. From Brasil Avenue to Maturana Street, Huérfanos borders Plaza Brasil. Many blocks west of Brasil Avenue, Huérfanos marks the southern border of some quaint streets and alleys. A

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that is part of the

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passes over the street before being interrupted by the

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Huerfanos Streets in Chile Tourist attractions in Santiago, Chile