Photos of Valparaiso at Night – Chile

2 January 2012
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These photos were taken at dusk while we were waiting for the New Year’s Eve Fireworks Display in Valparaiso. If you look careful, you will already see the streets lined with parked cars and people walking towards the main square (Plaza Sotomayor). What do you think of Valparaíso?

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New Year’s Eve Traditions in Chile

29 December 2011
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New Year’s Eve Traditions in Chile At the strike of midnight you may see entire families gulping down lentils and grapes which they wash down with champagne (hopefully without swallowing gold rings) which is then quickly followed by turning their yellow underwear from inside-out back to normal before taking their suitcase for a walk around [...]

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Valparaiso New Year Fireworks Celebration

27 December 2011
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If you love fireworks then you won’t want to miss the New Year celebration in Valparaiso. A few minutes before midnight, just before the fireworks display kicks off, the first few city blocks from the waterfront get their power cut (sorry for those on an artificial respirator) so that those on the hills can better [...]

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Andrés Carne de Res – Colombia

14 December 2011
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Andrés Carne de Res Restaurant – Colombia Imagine Tim Burton organizing a carnival on acid, the end result… Andres Carne de Res – Fun fantasy, bizarre, pure energy… and it’s supposed to be a restaurant. What makes this iconic Colombian restaurant so amazing is its ambiance. First the decoration, full of the most random stuff [...]

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Climbing the Villarrica Volcano

5 December 2011
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Climbing Volcán Villarrica is a part of our 200 things to do in Chile list. If you are going to Pucón in the south of Chile, then you will notice a smoking volcano just out of town. I mean, it is an obvious in-your-face volcano, perfectly conical and generally cool looking… smokin’. And yes, you [...]

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Fun things you will find at a cemetery

28 November 2011
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Fun things you will find at a cemetery Cemeteries are funny places. Well, apart from all the wailing and death that is. I mean, people usually go to a cemetery for one of two reasons; either to get rid of a body that would otherwise make the house smell if it were not buried quickly, [...]

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