The flight of the condor across the Andes to the long thin country. Santiago is a sprawling metropolis, tucked in the shadow of the Andes. The similarities were many with Buenos Aires, although in the same way as evident in Montevideo the people seemed less focussed. This was clearly evident in the hotel, where a singular question brought a pause and a measured response, but two questions without time for that measured response brought total confusion. We spent our time mainly in two areas, the downtown city centre and Providencia, the party central headquarters. The two were linked by an up to date underground metro, which was spotlessly clean, cheap and rapid. The two areas were distinctly different. Downtown was the home of all the grand administrative buildings. The archetypical South American toy soldiers were guarding
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