The neighborhood intersects at Calle Londres and Calle París, located behind the San Francisco Church, in its former orchard.
Barrio París-Londres features shops, hostels, hotels and cobble stone streets with renovated mansions, reminiscent of the Latin Quarter in Paris, France.
The barrio was developed in 1923 by a group of architects, and consists of only two streets.
The building at Calle Londres 38/40 is a former jail and torture facility, used during the Pinochet regime.
Tiles in front of the building depict the names of former political prisoners who were held there.