Valparaíso is so full of art, I wasn’t able to fully capture it in just one post. As we made our way back down the…
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I’d read about onces online, a Chilean tea time custom that takes place in the evening, when we Americans are used to having a large…
5 CommentsValparaíso sits only an hour and a half away from Santiago’s city center. It’s a pretty easy drive out there, you’ll just need to follow the…
4 CommentsAs a Spanish Literature student, I’m familiar with Pablo Neruda’s name and a brief smattering of his poetry—particularly the odes he wrote to everyday objects…
10 CommentsSanta Lucia Hill sits just on the next block over. It’s the remnant of a 15-million-year-old volcano, according to Wikipedia, with a castle (well a…
2 CommentsWe walked to the Museum of Memory and Human Rights on Sunday to learn about Chile’s history. The museum remembers and gives visibility to the human rights violations…
2 CommentsThere are a lot of people in Santiago, walking on the wide streets throughout the day. It’s an urban scene, with a bit of a…
2 CommentsDowntown San José has street vendors galore, selling everything from fruit (I got to sample the avocados before I bought them!) to veggies (bell peppers,…
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