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Santiago Street Clown

June 17th, 2007 · No Comments

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Inappropriate Santiago Street Clown
With all the roads to the resorts closed for almost a week I had lots of time getting to check out the city of Santiago. Here is some really funny video i took of a local Santiago street clown.
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Tags: Chile · Video

Resort Review: Valle Nevado, Chile

June 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Overview
Valle Nevado is the largest and most posh ski resort located near downtown Santiago. The resort, which consists of a hotel complex but no real town, is located 1 hour from the city center. It is accessed by a single road, which makes about 50 death-defining switchbacks as it climes higher and higher [...]

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Santiago, Chile

June 15th, 2007 · No Comments

Photo By: UnofficialAndes
After 40 hours of traveling I have arrived in Santiago, Chile. My first impressions of the city are that it is very European in feel, a little dirty and very smoggy. The Spanish influence is everywhere you look but with a strong chill in the air it feels more like Montréal then any [...]

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Tags: Chile · my story