Tag Archives: Santiago

Fragmentos de un Santiago desapareciendo

Posted on December 17, 2012 by ingridckoch

El domingo pasado, a pesar de las altas temperaturas, participé en la última cicletada del año con Bicipaseos Patrimoniales. Este grupo organizan cicletadas mensualmente que permiten a los ciclistas a explorar Santiago, si bien aprecia el patrimonio cultural y arquitectónico … Continue reading →

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Exploring Santiago`s heritage by bicycle

Posted on December 10, 2012 by ingridckoch

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The third and final post on the recent Hecho en Casa Festival in Santiago is set in a working class neighbourhood in the south of the city which, until a few weeks ago, I had never visited. The neighbourhood of … Continue reading →

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Hecho en Casa – Mural Magic

Posted on December 3, 2012 by ingridckoch

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As I mentioned in my previous post, Lastarria was recently the centre of Santiago`s first Urban Intervention Festival which transformed the neighbourhood into an exciting hub of art, colour and creativity, along with a few strange sights such as giant … Continue reading →

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Hecho en Casa – Santiago`s first Urban Intervention Festival

Posted on November 27, 2012 by ingridckoch

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Have you ever heard of the concept of “Urban Interventions”? Probably not. Until about ten days ago, neither had I. Between 16 and 25 November, the streets and parks of my neighbourhood were transformed into makeshift concert stages, many walls became … Continue reading →

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Ladies in Pink

Posted on October 22, 2012 by ingridckoch

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This morning I woke up with pretty much every muscle in my body aching. That is what I get for running 5km yesterday with no training at all. Although I may be doing alot of cycling these days, the last … Continue reading →

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Soy una ciclista furiosa (I`m a Furious Cyclist)

Posted on September 6, 2012 by ingridckoch

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Last night I finally got to take part in a monthly event that I have wanted to experience for ages, but sadly the nightmare work situation the last 6 months meant that I usually was out of Santiago, forgot the … Continue reading →

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The Bright Red Backpack is back!

Posted on September 1, 2012 by ingridckoch

I can`t believe my last post was in May after our long weekend trip to Valdivia. My only excuse for ignoring my blog over the last few months is that I was pretty much ignoring every aspect of my personal … Continue reading →

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Surviving Santiago’s Smog

Posted on September 2, 2011 by ingridckoch

This post is being written from my bed…where I have spent most of the past 4 days coughing and spluttering. This may not sound so significant, except that this is the 5th dose of flu/pharyngitis I have had since May … Continue reading →

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Making a noise for change

Posted on August 5, 2011 by ingridckoch

This is my second post in two days about the students protests and violent police retaliation that bought Santiago and many other cities in Chile to a standstill yesterday. The drama from the morning’s protest continued in the afternoon and … Continue reading →

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Santiago at a standstill

Posted on August 4, 2011 by ingridckoch

Santiago is going crazy today!!! I am writing this from Rodrigo’s apartment (on the 21st floor)…outside all I can hear is police sirens and there is a strong smell of burning trash and gas bombs in the air. Students and … Continue reading →

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