Santiago is a very cosmopolitan city, with just a few reminders that it was under a military dictator twenty five years ago.
The feeling on the military dictatorship is complicated. Many people are still supporters of Pinochet. Chile had the strongest economic growth it has ever had under Pinochet and many people feel that Allende was connected to the KGB. It does get very complicated with no easy answers.
Modern Santiago is filled with monuments to old liberators such as Simon Bolivar,
and young children who understand the purpose of these monuments.
I enjoy the plaza life and really like setting around watching people.
It is as they say, “a dogs life.”
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