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Railway Stations of Santiago

: Mapocho Station, now a convention center

: Entrance to Mapocho Station

: Southbound commuter trains at Estación Central

: Estacion Central

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My supervisors from the Across Latitudes and Cultures – Bus Rapid Transit Center of Excellence gave me a tour of Santiago’s Metro and the Transantiago bus system, focusing especially on the relatively new La Cisterna Intermodal Station. The massive complex includes bus loading bays on three levels, connections to two subway lines, a grocery store, and a gym.

: Southern Terminus of Line 2

: End of Line 2

: Feeders at La Cisterna

: Feeders

: Bicycle ramp

: Bike lockers at La Cisterna

: Tour guides

: Santa Rosa transfer station

: Broken down truck blocking traffic on Av. Matta

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Music on Transantiago

In general, there were less musicians and vendors on Santiago’s buses and Metro than I encountered in other cities’ transportation systems. One exception is the scheming gringo shown in the video below – he may look familiar to my friends from high school.

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Metro of Santiago

Opened in 1975, Santiago’s metro is one of Latin America’s most extensive. With the recently opened extension to Maipú, the system has 108 stations. Lines 1, 2, and 5 rely on trains with rubber tires, while lines 4 and 4A use standard steel wheels. Lines 3 and 6 are currently being planned. Stations include a number of amenities, such as library branches and bicycle lockers.

: Line 4 train at Tobalaba

: Line 4 train departing Sótero del Río station

: Monte Tabor station

: Santiago Bueras station on the recent Line 5 extension

: Rubber tires on Line 1

: Bus bays at Vespucio Norte, the northern terminus of Line 2

: Bike lockers at Vespucio Norte

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Cerro San Cristobal

: Mary

: Providencia and the Andes

: My apartment – ideal location for bus observation

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Markets of Santiago

: Mercado Central

: Gansta Clothing at Bio Bio Market

: Sunset over La Vega

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Pochoco Hike

Seeing condors was a fun surprise on this quick hike near Santiago.

: Virgin of Pochoco Hill

: Snow through the clouds

: Condor taking off

: Riding a thermal

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Chilean Railway Museum

Photos from Chile’s National Railway Museum, in the Quinta Normal park:

: Presidential railcar

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Santiago Metro Control Center

For the Día de Patrimonio Cultural, I toured the control center of Santiago’s Metro.

: Boardroom at Metro headquarters, a former palace

: Metro Control Center

: Line 1 Section of the Metro Control Center

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Sights of Santiago

: Plaza Italia

: La Moneda

: Museo de la Memoria

: View from my room

: Ruben Dario

: Parque Uruguay

: Buenos Aires misses me

: Looters after the University of Chile’s upset win over the Catholic University

: Chatting with Transport and Telecommunications Minister Pedro Pablo Errázuriz

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HidroAysén Protests

After the national government approved HidroAysén, a system of hydroelectric dams and transmission lines to be constructed in southern Chile, environmental and political groups organized massive demonstrations.

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Cardinal Samore Pass

The bus ride I took from Bariloche, Argentina to Osorno, Chile, was the most scenic bus ride I’ve ever taken. The route along the Cardinal Samore Pass (named for the Cardinal who helped negotiate a peaceful end to the 1978 conflict between Argentina and Chile) winds along Nahuel Huapi Lake and through the Andes. A couple weeks after I traveled through the pass, it was covered by three feet of volcanic stones ejected from Puyehue-Cordon Caulle.