There’s no escaping the winter. I knew we would hit it, but I think the first six weeks in Brasil had me in denial. Again, it’s below freezing at night and I’m cold, wearing everything I brought at once. This time, we’re staying with a capoeira buddy and her family in Santiago. What a trip. I won’t even get into it.

We got to see most parts of Santiago, including a really nice view from up in the mountains one clear night with a full moon. There were some interesting dance performances we went to and some pretty good music shows too. It seems the people in Santiago are very deep rooted in emotion and artistic expression of such. Everybody we met studied one form of art or another, be it dance, music, painting, etc. As a result, I came back with a good sized pile of Chilean hip hop and reggae music… good stuff.

Check these pics for a glance…

Shot of the mountains from Mercado Central
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View of the city from Pablo Neruda’s balcony
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Thang, Mapi y Yo (Casa de Pablo Neruda)
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Fountain at Cerro Santa Lucia
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