To paraphrase CSNY, this winter, I hear the drumming, students in protest in Conception. University students are in protest, and sometimes physical conflict, with the police all throughout Chile over issues of access and public use of funds for higher…
Chilean Colectivo: Taxi for Communal Folk
The scene is a common one in Hollywood films, two strangers hail the same cab and run to open the door at the same time. The ensuing dialogue is either “outta my way, that’s my taxi,” or if the plot…
Rain Without End, Easter in Pucon
The wind was blowing fiercely on the afternoon that we left for Pucon. Winter was beginning to make its presence felt. The skies were grey-white, with clouds forming a heavy blanket over Concepcion. Leaves and trash danced wildly in the…