Parque Araucano, Urban park in Las Condes, Santiago, Chile.
Parque Araucano is an urban park in Las Condes that spreads across multiple activity zones within its grounds. The space provides tennis courts, basketball courts, beach volleyball areas, children's playgrounds, skating facilities, and picnic tables throughout.
The park occupies part of the former Fundo San Luis, expropriated under President Eduardo Frei Montalva for the Barrio Modelo San Luis housing project. In 1971 the Popular Unity government of Salvador Allende redirected it toward low-income families as Villa Compañero Ministro Carlos Cortés. After the 1973 coup a planned sports complex was suspended; its only completed pool operated until 2011. The Municipality of Las Condes laid out the park by 1984.
A sculpture called Ofrenda at the Presidente Riesco entrance honors the Mapuche people and their heritage. This artwork stands as a visible reminder of the indigenous connection to the land where people gather today.
The park is bounded by Presidente Riesco to the south, Alonso de Córdova to the west, Manquehue to the east and Cerro Colorado to the north. The 120-metre Entre Parques footbridge over Manquehue links it to Juan Pablo II Park. A free street-style skatepark of about 3,000 square metres lies beneath that footbridge on the eastern side.
The 120-meter Puente Entre Parques, opened in 2013 over Manquehue Avenue, links the park to Juan Pablo II Park; beneath it lies a free 3,000-square-meter street-style skatepark opened in 2013. The park's 2,000-square-meter rose garden specializes in displaying different rose species and varieties.
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