Home - 2024 - Chile and Patagonia - Dec 30 - Santiago


Photographer: Josh Eckels


View from Plaza de Armas, cloudier on day 2

Catedral Metropolitana de Santiago de Chile

Sculpture at Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Upper left - special implements to used to purge before sacred ceremonies

An old llama

Ancient tapestry

Very old ceramics

Truly ancient mummy, predating the Egyptians by thousands of years

Assorted statuary

Mayan section

Interesting skywalk

Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Outside the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

Crossing the Rio Mapocho

Vendors everywhere

Mercado Tirso de Molina

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista

Murals of Bellavista, lookup up to Cerro San Cristóbal

Bougainvillea

Easter Island figures

Hiking up Cerro San Cristóbal

Cutting back towards the top of Cerro San Cristóbal

Inside Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción

Looking down from Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción

Virgen de la Inmaculada Concepción

Capilla La Maternidad de María

Inside Capilla La Maternidad de María

Gardens of Cerro San Cristóbal

Nativity scene still set up at San Cristóbal

Looking east from Cerro San Cristóbal

Papa quail

Papa quail

Looking northeast

Monk parakeet

Recrossing the river

Cutting through Parque Forestal

Street art fair

At the top of Cerro San Cristóbal

Back to our building momentarily

The wild skybridge

Area around Plaza de La Constitución

Plaza de La Ciudadanía

South side of Palacio de La Moneda - the president's building

Centro Cultural La Moneda

Palacio de La Moneda from Plaza de La Constitución

Official Christmas tree

Plaza de La Constitución

Lightly armored car

Exterior of Iglesia de San Francisco

Londres 38 - torture place under Pinochet

Barrio Italia market area

Mote con huesillos

Street performers

Beer!

High brow entertainment

Going to dinner

Bellavista area again

La Chascona - Pablo Neruda's house

Peumayen - dinner spot

Pisco sour to kick things off

Appetizer course at Peumayen - lots of interesting corn and potato tastes

Another round of appetizers at Peumayen

Entree course

 

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