Category Archives: South America 2010-11

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What an introduction to Peru!

An eventful day today. Apparently the hip hop groups from yesterday are called Reggaeton?. There were also 3 wedding parties in the Marriott in Las Condes, Santiago last night – I met one bride and […]

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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 […]

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Goodbye Ushuaia!

Goodbye Ushuaia! Early start this morning from the port in Ushuaia on the National Geographic Explorer, all luggage needs to be out for collection by 6:30am. It has snowed again overnight, and Ushuaia is looking […]