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The days following the 8.8-magnitude earthquake of February 27th, 2010 revealed much higher numbers of dead, wounded and homeless than first calculated, more damage than first reported, and unexpected strains on supplies of basic necessities such as food, gasoline and cash. There are many ways to contribute to the earthquake relief effort, whether you’re in Chile [...]  Caveat: I have no medical training. Please use the information in this article as a reference only, and consult with your physician before taking any medication. The first time you get sick and go to the doctor in Chile, you will probably discover two things: Chilean doctors prescribe a lot of drugs  Friends photo by luiswalk Did you ever wonder how Chino Ríos was related to tennis star Marcelo Ríos? Or what parents were thinking when they named their daughters Kena or Mane? Actually, Chile produced only one tennis-playing Ríos, and Kena and Mane’s parents gave their girls quite traditional names (María Eugenia and María Elena, respectively). [...]  Your local feria libre (farmers’ market) is THE place to buy your unpackaged and unprocessed groceries for the week: fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, fish, eggs and cheese are available at most ferias, and many also offer dry goods and some semi-processed items such as hot pepper sauce and pre-cut salads. According to the newspaper La [...]  Photo by constantin jurcut You may have noticed that downtown Santiago has a lot of strip clubs. Actually, most of the ones you’ve seen are probably cafés con piernas (“coffee with legs”), a type of coffee bar notable for its lack of tables and food, as well as its abundance of scantily-clad waitresses. This type [...]  After wine, seafood is perhaps Chile’s most famous export. In the U.S., you can go into a restaurant and order “Chilean Sea Bass,” but when you get to Chile and you want the same thing, what should you ask for? And what are all of those other kinds of fish on the menu? Here’s a [...] |
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June 1st, 2009 | 
Driving to Argentina from Santiago
Aikido for Women: Patricia Hendricks Sensei
Isabel Allende @ TED
Going to the movies
What should we do tonight?
Things to do in Chile before you die