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Corre la Vida Run – Organ Donors & Transplants

21 November 2011
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Corre la Vida Run – Organ Donors & Transplants On Sunday morning there was a 7km run with a difference. It was to create awareness about transplants and donating organs. In Chile when you apply for a new carnet (the local ID card), you must specify whether you are a donor or not and it [...]

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Classified ONEMI report of Santiago Snow

18 August 2011
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Yes, we got our hands on the… CLASSIFIED: Official ONEMI report of Santiago Snow Warning: Very politically incorrect humour Heavy rain and snow hit Santiago in the morning of 18 of August 2011, in particular devastating the Puente Alto and La Dehesa suburbs. The storm has completed devastated the Puente Alto area causing approximately US$400 [...]

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Santiago Snow Photos

18 August 2011
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Today an unusual thing happened in Santiago… IT SNOWED. I have been living in Santiago for a total of 15 years and it has “snowed” three times (if you can count it as snow). On the first two occasions it is was just a light dusting, one of them happening at night so not much [...]

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Photos of Santiago after rain

19 June 2011
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As I mentioned in my last post, Santiago has a smog problem in winter. As strange as it sounds most people in Santiago actually look forward to rain in winter. Why? Mainly because it clears the smog away and leaves the Andes coated in snow. While today wasn’t a clear blue-sky day, you can still [...]

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Bloody Winter Smog of Santiago!

31 May 2011
Santiago Smog as seen from Escuela Militar

Today is one of those winter days in Santiago where you are reminded that there is a bit of a smog problem in the city. Normally you associate winter with excessive rain with the odd bit of flooding, or sometimes snow and freezing cold where your pee freezes before it hits the ground (unless you’re [...]

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Christchurch Charity Event in Santiago

21 March 2011
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On 22 February 2011, the city of Christchurch in New Zealand was struck by a devastating earthquake, causing widespread damage and significant loss of life. A year after our own terrible earthquake, Chile is on the road to recovery. We want to help Christchurch on that same road. On March 29th 2011 we invite you [...]

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