Portrait
As part of the Cultural Carnaval that was taking place before new years, art installations where set up around the city. That's Laura behind the film.
Stilt Walkers
These precocious kids are preparing for a parade that's set to cross the entire city.
Colombian Drummers
Every year, Valparaiso highlights the customs of a different South American City for its Carnaval Cultural. This year the city chose Barranquilla, Colombia.
Flying High
The parade was bursting with energy. Here, acrobats toss a girl into the air. Don't worry---she got down all right.
Gearing Up
The parade is about to start! Dancers and stuntpeople assemble.
Mainstage
In the Parque Italia, Colombian dancers and musicians share their art.
Cumbia
Chileans loooove Cumbia music. The famous Tommy Ray came out to perform as night fell. And yes, that's a hell of a lot of people.
Crowds
For Carnaval, the plazas and roads were packed with people...it looked like Valpo had emptied itself onto the streets for one big roving party. It was even more crowded for New Years...
Los Dominicos
Upon returning to Santiago (in 2005!), El and I visited the artisan's village at Los Dominicos, an old church in Vitacura.
Browsing
We learned from our day at Isla Negra that sun hats are a good thing, and sunburns are not.
To the Birds
Fancy peacocks, black swans, and other fowl populated this sanctuary at Los Dominicos.
Lazy Cat
That cat looks hella comfortable.
Esponja Bob
El's prize souvenir: a homemade Spongebob Squarepants that pedals furiously as it wheels along beside you.
Warlike
At El's behest, I test out some kiddie toys at a shopping mall near my house.
Adios
Laura says goodbye to Chile and I say goodbye to Bob Esponja. Happy 2005!
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