Santiago, Chile

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After another day at sea we arrived in Puerto Montt, a coastal city (capital of Chile's Lakes region) of about 150,000. We took a day tour to an interesting museum about the many German settlers that arrived in the mid 19th century, then took a fairly boring tour of a smallgoods factory much like the ones in Australia! Then some wine and meats by Lake Llanaquihue, the third largest lake in South America.

We enjoyed our last day at sea before disembarking in Valparaiso this morning. This city of 350,000 is home to Chile's main port and navy and is very interesting as extremely steep terrain and all housing is built haphazardly on any spot they can find. Took in the views on a short city tour then headed for Santiago. We are in a pleasant hotel and Santiago looks like a promising city to explore. A big surprise as very green, modern and spacious. But for now we are relaxing before we take a tour of the city in the morning.

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