You can opt to hop on a shared minivan transfer to downtown Santiago outside the arrivals area, or wait for a TurBus or Centropuerto bus, which travel between the airport and the city center.

San Cristóbal Hill (Cerro San Cristóbal) stands nearly 3,000 feet above the rest of Metropolitan Park, a large swath of green spread between the neighborhoods of Providencia and Vitacura.

The blast occurred around midday near the busy Plaza Italia in central Santiago, and was heard several blocks away. Police sealed off the immediate area. Santiago regional governor Karla Rubilar ...