Valparaiso - a neutral city and site of a key battle in our War of 1812, is the headquarters of the Chilean navy. Taisy studied there at the Pontifical University - the only Catholic school I ever got her to. Marilyn, Gary and I visited her there and heard Inti-Illimani in a pub, reminding me of the Allende years, as did the Esmeralda - the white tall ship in the naval base shot. Prisoners were tortured aboard and Susan was arrested unfurling an anti-junta banner from its deck during an Op-Sail visit to NY when Reagan was blessing the Statue of Liberty or smtg.
We stayed in a Bohemian neighborhood at a hostel across the street from the Lutheran Church (called the German Church there) - and next door to the place where Jesse stayed, a coincidence. So here are some of Jesse's typically well composed and selected shots of Valparaiso, plus one of a strange sculpture in the desert on the way south from Antofagasta.
Jesse and Andy parted ways in LaPaz. Next post will (hopefully) be Tierra DelFuego.
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