https://exquisite.tube/videos/watch/bc769764-5d60-4b82-912f-80bc1734bdab In early 2026, my wife Anna and I went from our home in Canada to Chile on vacation for 3 weeks, and stopped off in Bogota, Colombia, on the way back. In reality Chile is enormous (or 'long' to be exact), so this time around, we decided to restrict ourselves to the middle part, mostly the Central Valley. The planned key events were to be a trip to an astronomical telescope in the Andes (in this Part 1 video) and to the National Rodeo Championships in Rancagua (in the next Part 2 video). The video is primarily for family and friends, but will hopefully be of interest to other travellers and would-be travellers as curious about the world as me. Select what you want by clicking on the chapters (bookmarks) below: 00:00:00 Why Chile and Colombia? 00:01:51 Santiago - hotel and surroundings 00:05:14 Plaza des Armas (main square) 00:08:08 Chinchinero street drummers 00:13:15 President's palace, Congress, Barrio Paris-Londres 00:17:30 Church and Convent of St. Francis (1622), financial district 00:33:37 Barrio Italia 00:36:02 Bellavista funicular, Santa Lucía hill 00:42:57 Los Dominicos Craft Village 00:49:32 Mapocho Railway Terminus, La Vega Market and Central Market 00:59:55 On the way to the Natural History Museum 01:02:13 On the way to Valparaiso and the Casablanca Valley 01:04:08 Casa del Bosque Vineyard and Winery 01:11:00 Valparaiso and Viña del Mar 01:27:12 On the way to La Serena and El Pangue observatory 01:32:42 La Serena and the ocean Wed, 15 Jul 2026 02:53:24 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://exquisite.tube https://exquisite.tube/lazy-static/avatars/15cdbc2e-7773-4916-99e9-38207b20252d.png https://exquisite.tube/videos/watch/bc769764-5d60-4b82-912f-80bc1734bdab All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://exquisite.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.