The Built and Inhabited Neighborhood as a Historic and Social Value: The Case of El Aguilucho in Santiago, Chile

Abstract

El Aguilucho is a boundary neighborhood that lies in the southern part of the commune of Providencia, in the eastern area of Santiago, Chile. This old quarter has a remarkable working-class origin that distinguishes it from its surrounding areas, resulting in a ‘village-like’ lifestyle immersed in a metropolitan space, as well as particular types of social relations. The following research recovers its urban transformations, as well as its origin and history.