I took Wednesday to see the center of Santiago, mainly the Plaza de Armas. There was a fantastic stone sculpture there, shown above, and many artists in the Plaza painting and selling their artwork. Chess players were engaged in tense battles while large crowds would gather around and watch intently.
There were also several street preformers. One guy was completely painted in gold, and was a mix between a mime and a statue. Another guy took a far more energetic approach. He was basically a comedian, but also did tricks. I checked all of this out, and then went to an open air market/ resturaunt. You could buy your meat, fish, or veggies fresh, or order them for a meal. I chose the later and had a great big fried fish. It was strangely reminiscent of an experience in Costa Rica (ordering a large fried fish fresh off the boat) that got Sass and I sick last year, but I had to face my fears and go through with it. No diaharea yet!
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Yo bro, I spoke with my boy Javier from RoboCup and he's back in Santiago just chilling and enjoying the snow as well. He actally said he was also at valle nevado the other day! Anyway, he said feel free to give him a call, his number is 09-94316471 or without the 09 if you're calling from a cell. Anyway, keep living it up sir, i'm jealous as hell, you don't even know!!!!!
stone sculpture is amazing. still tuned in to these posts man - keep em coming.
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