Parque Fluvial Padre Renato Poblete

Parque Fluvial Padre Renato Poblete is a public park located in the commune of Quinta Normal in Santiago, Chile. It is part of the Santiago integrated park system that also included Parque Forestal and Parque de Los Reyes. The park was inaugurated on January 21, 2015 and is the first of its kind in the country. As part of the Santiago integrated park system, located west of Parque de Los Reyes on the south bank of the Mapocho River, and it will be connected with the future Parque Centenario de Quinta Normal by the Cicloparque Mapocho 42K , a 42 kilometre cycle path and park that, when finished, will run along the Mapocho River. The park is named after the Jesuit priest Father Renato Poblete , known for his efforts in the reconciliation process after the end of the Chilean dictatorship and the transition to democracy.
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