Views

We had to move recently, which was a hassle, like any move, but at least the views from the new apartment are not bad. This is the view to the north - Plaza Isabel la Catolica and Avenida Arce.

Puente de las Americas, Parque Urbano Central and Miraflores to the north-east.

And Mt. Illimani to the south.

George Costanza

Apparently, George Costanza is in Chile these days, recently running in the local elections under the name of Rodrigo Alvarez. He did not do that well. But the guy on the right, Sebastián Piñera, is the new President of Chile.

Paseo Yugoslavo

Yeah, that's right, it's ours now! (one of the best viewpoints in Valparaiso, Chile)

Hayskrim

Would you like a Hayskrim?
No? How about a Kuky then?

New Shopping Center

A new shopping center just opened nearby. Only the movie theater and food court are actually ready, but why let a construction site get in the way of the grand opening just in time for the Christmas season?

The escalator works, it just needs a paint job.

Koctail

Anyone for a koctail at Kasual bar?

Public Phone

Public phone outside a police station - the official hat makes all the difference. Maybe you are supposed to make only serious calls from it.

Corn

This is what organic corn looks like (not as impressive as the genetically modified one, is it?). And you never know what you are going to find behind the layers of leaves, sometimes it's only half of this. But it does taste pretty good.

H

H is silent in Spanish, which is probably why they think they can put it anywhere they want without consequences - hence Tohilet, Whit, and Jhonny (which is a fairly popular name, by the way).

Control Antinarcoticos

Sign for a check point on the way from La Paz to Coroico, in the Yungas (between the Andes and the Amazon Basin) where vegetation is abundant and everything grows with minimal tending - tropical fruit, coffee, cacao, tobacco, and coca. The sign probably takes away a bit of the surprise factor.