Well, a lot of my time in Chile was spent lurking around, strolling and walking aimlessly or looking for my next meal or for a landmark in the streets. And the streets didn't disappoint. They were a treasure trove - a gold mine of culture, architecture and an expression of the populace.
Cities in Chile were linked, by a common template of design, the design of the Spanish Conquistadors - a central Plaza (mostly called the Plaza de Armas) with city in a gridlike pattern, emanating from it. The Chilean street names were common between the cities - christened with important dates (21ts of May and 18th of September) or the important Chilean personalities - Liberatador Bernardo O'Higgins, Diego Portales, Arturo Prat, Pedro de Valdivia or after names of places - cities in the country (Valdivia, Vicuña, Araucania) or after neighbouring Latin American countries (Peru, Buenos Aires, Paraguay, Uruguay, Brasilia).
But it was the streets where the cities and towns infused their identities - The architecture and the drawings on the walls, the graffitis of protest and distrust, the signboards, the names of the local shops, the design of the houses. It was these little details and nuances where they differentiated themselves from the others.
Rutas of Chile
Fire Stations of Chile
Puerto Williams
Coyhaique. A burnt firestation.
Punta Arenas
Frutillar
Valparaiso
Pisco Elqui
Santiago
Standing with Palestine
Santiago, the Big Apple
The expanse of Santiago
The santiaguino skyline
This > Google Maps
Wherever you go, the Andes follow you
A mural in a Santiaguino metro station
The Fall
Arica, Ciudad de Fiesta
Is this just fanta"sea"?
The Sundowners of Arica
San Pedro de Atacama, the civilized "Wild Wild West"
El Paso, circa 1890
Mount Doom
Streets during the afternoon siesta
BEHOLD MY CUTENESS, PASSERBY!
The shadows of a thousand leaves
Valparaiso, the canvas of the artistic rebels
"Catch it?"
SCRITCHES. RIGHT NOW.
Pretty clear. In no uncertain terms. Lima Charlie.
<3
Clearly, a lot going on on that wall
confused brow-raise
"The right to live in peace"
Punta Arenas, the wholesome, lively kid
Fresh sun. Fresh snow.
The beautiful vantage point
An extremely helpful direction pole
"Why to work?". A cause I would gladly get behind.
Tadow. Tadow. Tadow tadow tadow. Ta da da dah!
The most pleasant shade of blue my eyes ever did see
My man!
Other Outtakes
A phallus graffiti. Evergreen.
A horse chilling and grazing on a houselawn. Regular stuff.
"So, how offensive do you want to be?" "Yes."
Having frutillar flavoured shake in Frutillar. Stupid.
Jesus, but with the swagger of a Miss World
Santa Lucia, waiting for a hitchhike