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Mar 05, 2017 - 07:57 PM
There is a subtle difference between "conocer" and "saber" that, I think, can best be explained like this: "conocer" tends to refer to direct experience (or a personal relationship) with a person, place, or thing. "Saber", on the other hand, means to have knowledge or awareness of a person, place, or thing. For example, you know who Mick Jaggar is ("saber") but you don't know him in the sense that you have a personal relationship ("conocer"} with him. In your example, it's not saying that he has knowledge of a place; it's saying that he has personal experience with it. That's why "conocer" is used.
