“All we could see was the dust on the road ahead” Che Guevera – The Motorcycle Diaries
Valparaíso to Santiago is just a couple of hours on the bus. Here in the Chilean capital I rented apartments with rooftop views, allowing me to photograph aerial views of the city at dawn and dusk. It was also good to have a kitchen and be able to cook my own dinner. Although by the time I’d located a supermarket, rounded up the ingredients, and created the cuisine (Pasta Amatriciana) it was about midnight.
While in town I visited (and dined) at the Central Mercado – famous for its seafood, which you can see at stalls , fresh, ready for sale, and sit at the restaurants inside to consume it. Also paid a visit to the Cerro San Cristóbal and sat with tourists, cyclists and locals to watch the sun lower itself over the horizon. (Don’t try and walk back down from here – it takes two hours on the winding road!)
I couldn’t describe the city without mentioning the stand-up coffee shops, with their (mostly) beautiful, and well endowed waitresses, why hasn’t this caught on in London, or anywhere?! Must be the lack of seating I suppose. Sadly I have no pictures of these enticing establishments, you’ll have to use your imagination, or pay a visit.
On the horizon next for me was the mythical landscapes of Patagonia, and The Torres del Paine National Park, via Punta Arenas and Puerto Natales.
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
The Cathedral at dawn, Santiago, Chile
Sunrise near the Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), Santiago, Chile
Sunrise near the Teatro Municipal (Municipal Theatre), Santiago, Chile
Templo San Agustín at dawn, Santiago, Chile
Seafood for sale at the Mercado Central, Santiago, Chile
Seafood for sale at the Mercado Central, Santiago, Chile
Reflection of the Cathedral in Skyscraper, Santiago, Chile
Statue of the Virgen de la Inmaculada, Cerro San Cristóbal at dusk, Santiago, Chile
View from Cerro San Cristóbal at dusk, Santiago, Chile
View from Cerro San Cristóbal at dusk, Santiago, Chile
Elevated view of Providencia buildings and Gran Torre Santiago tower from Cerro San Cristobal hill at dusk, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Central Santiago City at dawn from Apartment block rooftop, Calle Huerfanos, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Central Santiago City at dawn from Apartment block rooftop, Calle Huerfanos, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Central Santiago City at dawn from Apartment block rooftop, Calle Huerfanos, Santiago, Chile
Interior of the main branch of the Banco de Chile (Bank of Chile), Santiago, Chile
Interior of the main branch of the Banco de Chile (Bank of Chile), Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of central Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Santiago City at Sunset, Santiago, Chile
Aerial view of Central Santiago City at Night, Santiago, Chile
Facade of ‘Dreams’ Hotel, Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile
BEN PIPE PHOTOGRAPHY 
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