Parque La Bandera, Urban park in San Ramón district, Santiago, Chile
Parque La Bandera is an urban park in the San Ramon district of Santiago, Chile, running along the southern side of the Vespucio Sur highway ring road. It offers open green areas, walking paths and recreational facilities used by people from the surrounding neighborhoods.
The land was reserved for green space for decades before the park was officially inaugurated on 27 October 1993 by President Patricio Aylwin. On 2 April 1987, Pope John Paul II met residents here, including worker Mario Mejías and homemaker Luisa Riveros, and blessed the bread they brought. On 24 September 1988, Illapu, back from eight years of exile, played a concert attended by over 100,000 people during the NO campaign; the recording was released as the live album En vivo: Parque La Bandera.
A memorial in the park marks the 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II, who met with local residents and shared traditional Chilean bread with them. For the people of San Ramon, this spot carries a strong sense of community memory and solidarity.
The park is directly served by San Ramon station on Metro Line 4A, which makes it easy to reach from other parts of Santiago. Since the park runs along a highway, it is best to use the marked entrances to get in and move around safely.
The 24 September 1988 concert at the park was a massive event with over 100,000 attendees, held during the campaign for the "No" vote in the national plebiscite. It was headlined by the Chilean group Illapu, who had returned from eight years of exile a week earlier, and was recorded live by Estudios Mix and released the following year as the album "En vivo: Parque La Bandera".
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