For anyone who has ever thought of visiting Chile, I say,"Come!" The weather, at least in Santiago in October, is glorious for travel. Sunny with temps. in the mid-70´s but cooling off at night. Perfection. The air is clear, which is a bit of a miracle, since Santiago is one of the most polluted cities on the planet due to its topography. It is surrounded by mountains so it sits like a soup bowl being filled with industrial and automotive sludge every day. Today we walked and walked and walked some more, through the city after experiencing the immaculately clean and efficient subway system. Our station, Univerdidad de Chile, was like an art musuem with huge murals depicitng the history of the country. In Santiago. as in many cities, large main streets are closed to vehicular
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