Santiago

I arrived here after an overnight bus trip at about 7.30am on Sunday last week. Being a bit sleepy still, I wondered why all the shops were shut and why there was a queue to get into the metro. What kind of city is this? I thought.....duh.

The bottom image insided Museo Chileno de Arte Precolumbino shows chemamull statues that the Mapuche used to put over graves. There was a big ceremony in making them beforehand. I am not sure whether this is still in practice today.

Plaza de Armas

Catedral Metropolitina built between 1748 and 1800

Inside the cathedral during mass

Inside the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolumbino.