Category Archives: Chile

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Geysers, Lagunas & Crossing into Chile

An early start this morning, with geysers and lagunas on the agenda before crossing into Chile around midday. We start with the red lagoon, at around 4400m, famous for the red tint it shows from […]

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2010 November 13, Lost in Las Condes II

Today is my last day in Santiago. There are two mega-malls in Las Condes, Parque Arauco which is next door to the Marriott Hotel and Alto Las Condes, which on the map appears to be […]

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Oro y Plata in Santiago, Chile

Today is a visit to Santiago’s historic Centro, inspired by the historic building photography exhibition at Parque Bicentennial. At La Moneda, the former presidential palace, there is an underground exhibition space, which is running an […]

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Lost in Recoleta, Santiago

Arguably the biggest tourist attraction in Buenos Aires is Recoleta Cemetery, home to Eva Peron’s tomb, which is arguably the least interesting tomb in Recoleta. Santiago also has a cemetery in it’s own suburb of […]

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Lost in Las Condes, Santiago

In the taxi on my way from Santiago airport to the Marriott hotel yesterday afternoon, I noticed that the road that we travelled down that was close to the hotel was bisected by a pretty […]