
Valparaiso’s ascensores are facing an uphill struggle
The city of Valparaiso is suffering a problem of identity. What to do when your trademark becomes unprofitable? Referred to... Read Article
Mark Briggs is an aspiring journalist who spent the first four months of 2011 in Santiago. While there he wrote for the local English language newspaper (The Santiago Times) and produced a travel guide (for Essential Guides, available soon on the itunes App store). He has been published in The Big Issue and has written for numerous sports blogs. He began writing for Sounds and Colours in the summer of 2010. Read his Santiago Days column to find out more about his time in Chile.
Website: soundsandcolours.com/content/columns/santiago-days
The city of Valparaiso is suffering a problem of identity. What to do when your trademark becomes unprofitable? Referred to... Read Article
Take one international hero. The liberator of a continent. A man venerated to the point of deity. Add one populist... Read Article
In many ways Santiago is a patchwork city. Each commune, or barrio, with its own architecture and atmosphere. The modern... Read Article
They are the smallest nation to ever win the World Cup. And they’ve done it twice! They also boast the... Read Article
As I write this I’m sitting in a Sao Paulo airport waiting for my flight connection heading home from my... Read Article
I have, over the last couple of weeks, had the opportunity (and legal necessity) to get out of Santiago and... Read Article
The first time this giant of American entertainment leaves its natives shores, Chile was chosen as the destination. In many... Read Article
Gabriel Garcia Marquez is one of the most famous Latin American authors of all time. He won the Nobel Prize... Read Article
Firstly my condolences go out to any one involved in last week’s earthquake in Japan, which at the time of... Read Article
Born in Paraguay in 1917 he fought in South America’s bloodiest 20th century conflict. He lived in exile in Argentina... Read Article
In the couple of weeks since I last blogged a couple of strange things have happened. Firstly, it rained! I... Read Article
Santiago Days is a new column by Mark Briggs, taking a magnifying glass to life in Santiago, Chile. This week... Read Article