Having made the absolute most of the breakfast Inc in our 5* hotel ( with an actual doorman in a posh red coat and hat ha ha they did look at us funny with our dusty bags) we left at 10am and walked long the lovely brown mapucho river which Mart describes as looking like Willy Wonkas chocolate river. He has no idea it was way too thin for that maybe more like a manly river of Milo (think runny cold hot chocolate if you don't know what Milo is).
Found the artisans district quite by accident (honest) but managed to resist temptation. Then wandered to main square and lovely cathedral.
After epic lunch fail we took funicular railway up hill to see view of Santiago and statue of Virgin Mary; very nice then spent an hour walking back down the hill and though the posh suburbs to our hotel.
In amongst that lot inevitably also found the university, cemetery, dodgy food stalls, markets galore and red light district ( well either that or just some very dodgy nightclubs)
Bed early as flight to Calama is at 0510. With 2 am check in and 0.5 hr cab ride there. Martyn assures me this is no problem. Sometimes I am astounded by his selective memory regards my morning capabilities!
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