Santiago, Chile Album
At the time of our visit on Jan. 8th, 2020 Chile was undergoing mass protest
almost equivalent to a revolution.  We saw evidence of this that we covered in
these photos.  We took a tour of the city on our one full day there.
Gran Torre, 62 story tallest
building in South America
The park had water lilies as well as many flowering bushes.
Presidential Palace--note
barricade to stop protestors
The Plaza de Armas was open and not  barricaded
The town square of Santa Marta.
View of city from Cerro Santa
Lucia Park
.
Parkquemet, the largest park in South America
Pedestrian Mall
Main Avenue with many vendors
Fantastic vegetable stand
Guns are allowed in Chile
Graffiti was everywhere
including on this church
How many police are in the
photo trying to stop a protest?
Two police are ready to help.
The street in front  of our hotel after
the traffic was stopped.  The people
are waiting for a bus to get through
the blockade to take them home
from work
.
The National Church, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Santiago
A monastery near our hotel
A family of Peacocks at the
monastery
The vendors packed all they
could into their Kiosks.
Probably not graffiti but art?
We embark on our cruise in San
Antonio, Chile on Jan. 9, 2020
.
Cerro Santa Lucia Park