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3 unusual facts about O'Higgins Park


La Grandiosa Bertita

La Grandiosa Bertita (The Grandiose Berta), is a Chilean fonda that is installed during the Fiestas Patrias in the O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile.

O'Higgins Park

In 1870, the government gave the northern portion of the terrain to the rich heir and philanthropist Luis Cousiño, who inspired by the parks he saw in Europe —like Hyde Park in London or the Bois de Boulogne in Paris— decided to give one to his own city.

The park contains several structures like the Field of Mars (Campos de Marte) — also known as The Ellipse (La Elipse), for its shape — where every September 19, the military parade takes place.



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Sin Despertar

Kudai's music video for their first single ever "Sin Despertar", was filmed in Santiago, Chile and the location used in this music videos was in O'Higgins Park, Movistar Arena Santiago, the video was premiered on 24 June 2004 on MTV, and this was very successful on Los 10+ Pedidos and Top 20.