Urban Traffic
Traffic in the cities can become extremely heavy and congested.
Traffic in the cities can become extremely heavy and congested.
Much like Americans travelling to Mexico for cheaper goods and services, Chileans travel to Peru for lower cost products and services, like optometry and dentistry.
Because of poor economic conditions on the Altiplano, many Aymara migrate to Tacna and other larger cities near the coast.
Tacna's historical plaza.
This is a series of murals that chronicles the history of African slavery in Chile. Here, the Indigenous history of the region is depicted.
Despite the poverty, there are streetlights, electricity, running water, and sewer systems.
Chile has a growing middle-class and this is a typical lower middle-class neighborhood.
Alto Macul is a newer upper-middle class gated community at the base of the Andean foothills.
July is mid-winter in Chile and the time of year when an inversion layer really traps air pollution close to the surface.
A colorful streetscape in Arica.