Chile 
Santiago: Palacio Cousiño – grand living for a grand family(0)
As with so much of society in South America, fashions in European culture and art set the tone in the 19th century. This very strong influence and orientation is seen just as much in Santiago as in other capitals of the continents on the Southern Hemisphere. The Palacio Cousiño is no exception. It was built [...]
Santiago: Museum of Pre-Columbian art
The Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino is touted as one of the finest museums for Pre-Columbian art in the world. The heart of the collection comes from over 50 years of a passion for collecting beautiful artefacts of all pre-Columbian cultures by Sergio Larraín García-Moreno, a Chilean avant-gardist architect. The museum, a collaboration of his [...]
Santiago: Museo de la Moda
Applause for private initiative! This museum grew out of a son’s admiration for his mother’s sense of style and fashion. It probably also helped that the family’s business had to do with the textile industry. At any rate, the Museo de la Moda, established in 2006 by Jorge Yarur Bascuñan, is located in the former [...]
Pet peeve – literally
What is it about people who get pets, mostly dogs or cats, and then dispose of them like so much garbage? And then these poor animals have to fend for themselves, scavenging for food in garbage cans, procreating, getting sick, maybe even spreading disease. Not to mention having to stake out and defend their territory. [...]
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