Parque Padre Hurtado, Recreational park in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Parque Padre Hurtado covers 500,000 m² in Santiago, the city's second-largest urban park after the Parque Metropolitano. Its western section, the busiest, holds broad lawns, public services and barbecue grills; the larger eastern section, in Las Condes, holds sports facilities, the Playa Anakena municipal pool, a skatepark and maintained courts. It is bounded by Avenida Francisco Bilbao to the north and the San Ramón canal to the south.
The land was part of the Santa Rosa de lo Coo estate, held by the Gandarillas family and other private owners. Law 16627 of 13 May 1967 let the municipalities of Providencia, Las Condes and La Reina contract a loan, and the sale to their Junta de Alcaldes was completed on 30 October 1967. Public access opened in 1981, and in 2003 the park was renamed Padre Hurtado after the Jesuit priest Alberto Hurtado, canonised in 2005.
The park serves as a meeting point where neighbors gather for celebrations and everyday outings, particularly on weekends and during local festivities. You can observe families setting up picnics, groups playing sports, and people enjoying time beneath the trees together.
The park is easy to navigate on foot with clearly marked paths suitable for visitors of all abilities. There are shaded spots under trees and open areas, so everyone can find a comfortable place to rest.
The park's name honours Father Alberto Hurtado, a Jesuit priest canonised by Benedict XVI in 2005; it was renamed from Intercomunal de La Reina in 2003. On 21 October 2018 the three administering municipalities held a citizen consultation, with 505,281 eligible voters, on a improvement project that included an artificial lagoon among the options.
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