Palacio Cousino Santiago

Having hit the major museums, I go to the Colorado and Natural History ones. OK but not worth special effort. The Palacio Cousino which shows what life was like for the wealthy at the turn of the century is ...

... malade) : poulet a la moutarde et pommes de terre. La nourriture a vraiment bon gout ici ! Mercredi, nous avons visite le Palacio Cousino, une maison de 1871 construite par une des plus grosses fortunes du pays (fortune faite a partir du commerce de ...

... lunch in Santiago’s wrought iron fish market Mercado Central. We then searched for hours for what is apparently a beautiful mansion, Palacio Cousino. As per usual the Lonely Planet map was awful and we ended up in a rather dodgy neighbourhood. And ...

... stop it was time for what became the highlight of my day. A visit to the most opulent palace I have ever seen, the Palacio Cousino. Built between  1871-1878, this palatial estate was home to the Cousino family whose wealth came from silver and ...