A Chunk of Chile with a Dash of South America

Living and travelling in South America from our base in Chile since 1997. I have personally experienced the extremes here, living in a shed without a bathroom in a poor dangerous part of town to the other extreme of having an elegant dinner with the President at the palace. This blog is about things that I have done or that have caught my attention here as well as travel information that may be useful.

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Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Plaza Peru and Antiques

Last Sunday my wife and I went aimlessly roaming around the streets of El Golf with our kids in tow and we stumbled upon Plaza Perú. It’s a nice patch of green in the heart of the financial district of El Golf but there is nothing impressive about the Plaza itself. It has a car park underneath it (you can’t really tell) which is handy for those that visit the numerous restaurants around there. But what is really worth mentioning is that every Sunday there is an Antiques fair there. You will find stands lined up displaying an assortment of interestingly old relics from a day gone by that someone inherited and then sold off to these antique dealers to earn some quick cash. It a fascinating place to nose around unfortunately this Sunday there wasn’t anyone since they were probably all on vacation with the other half of Santiago. (In February Santiago is empty, which is great!)

Meanwhile we took a panoramic video of the Park so that you have an idea what it is like. We’ll take another video when the antique guys are back in town.



For some more information about this park in the middle of El Golf, check out: Plaza Peru

The following photo was taken only one block from Plaza Peru. I love the design and how it totally contrasts the seriousness of that financial part of the city.

Painted Building in El Golf sector of Santiago, Chile

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