Day One in Santiago

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Day Two in Santiago

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The Rest of my Time in Santiago

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I hired Juan, above, to drive me to the cosatal resort town of Vina del Mar on the day after my TV show performance. Since it iwas still winter, the town was pretty much empty and we had the place to ourselves. Juan had time to tell me the story of his life... he is recently divorced and had many tales of woe to relate. Juan was terrific. He knows everythign about Santiago and how to get things done quickly.
   
When I was in Santiago twelve years ago, there were military police everywhere with machine guns in hand. The only soldiers I saw on this trip were Parliament guards who looked like toy soldiers.