what is santiago
Santiago is a fast growing city located in the central valley of Chile between the Andes mountains range to the east and the Cordillera of the Coast to the west. The metropolitan area has about seven million inhabitants.
(November 2006) Santiago, (also San Iago, San Tiago, Santyago, Sant-Yago, San Thiago) is a Spanish name that derives from the Hebrew name Jacob (Ya'akov) via Sant Iago, Sant Yago, Santo Iago, or Santo Yago, first used to denote Saint James the Great, the brother of John the Apostle.