Wednesday, 23 October, and Thursday, 24 October 2019
In October we took a tour of Chile with fellow alumni from Carleton College. The focus of the trip was supposed to be visiting the large astronomical observatories that take advantage of Chile's perfect sites for such instruments. Unfortunately, our plans changed with the civil unrest that erupted the week before our trip, the topic of a forthcoming post.
We didn't get to see much of Santiago. During the day we were discouraged from going more than a block or two from our hotel, which was in the thick of things in central Santiago - normally a great location. In the evening, curfews were in effect. It really didn't matter much because all of the museums and most of the shops were closed.
Here are few sights from the bus:
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| The channelized Rio Mapocho was dry. The cement wall held a variety of murals. I loved this one of a cat eyeing fish as they swam by. |
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| A church steeple near the central market area. |
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| Another church steeple in the same area. Unfortunately, I didn't catch the name of either church as the bus went by. |
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