The Forest Park
The Forest Park is a traditional urban sector of the commune and city of Santiago in Chile. It is located in the northern sector of the historic center and the Barrio Lastarria. Here important cultural and recreational activities are carried out, being one of the main reference points of the capital. At its midpoint is the National Museum of Fine Arts and a headquarters of the Museum of Contemporary Art. It has 171,910 square meters lined between Cardenal José María Caro (Costanera Sur) to the north, Vicuña Mackenna to the east, Merced Ismael Valdés Vergara to the south and General Mackenna to the west. It integrates the network of parks on the south bank of the Mapocho River, bounded on the north by the Mapocho 42K Cycle Park, on the east by the Balmaceda Park and on the west by the Los Reyes Park.
