From September 17th onward, seemingly the entire country shuts for Chile's independence celebration. Nothing was open today (September 18th - the official day of the celebration) and people either go to asados (bbq's) or Fondas (big carnival type parties that are held all weekend at various parks and venues throughout the city). These are pictures from the Parque O'Higgins Fonda.
There was a ton of dancing, but unfortunately/fortunately none captured by camera...yet.
Click here for more on fondas and Fiestas Patrias.
Side note: I have a begrudgingly officially joined the rest of the civilized world on facebook. It's become a necessity in modern communication and is an essential component to creating/maintaining/repairing/ruining any resemblance of a social life. I've found, especially in Santiago, that the question: "Are you on facebook?" is one of the first questions asked upon meeting someone. So, in what will most likely prove to be a fruitless balancing act of accepting/making new friendships and ignoring/ruining old ones, I have conceded and have one more thing to check online. Thank you world.
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