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Chile

Santiago
Bellavista


gate

Not so long ago an old and crummy neigborhood, it has now been rediscovered -
to be turned into a giant tourist-sucking trap. We were just in time with out visit; plenty that still has to be 'improved'.



There's a tree-lined Sucker Street from a bridge over the extremely filthy river in which tourists end up every once in a while. I guess without their wallets. The sidewalks are crammed to double capacity with side-walk cafés, but not much coffee is taken:
It's mostly giant one-liter bottles of beer (may be the German influence again?)
No wonder they tend to end up in that river.

river
The street leads up to a hill with a funicular and even more tourist attractions.
river
river
river

sucker street

yellow-pink
red-blue

purple-yellow
phone cell
pavement
phone cell

junk
masks

junk
sunset banners
continue the tour through Santiago

santiago tower

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