Chile is beautiful!!

tropicalshirt says on Dec 31, 2008, 12:58:

Very long as well.

Famous Chilean expressions.

trabajo de chino - big job, lots of work (huh? you know who to call?)

paciencia de chino - lots of patience (ahhh...)

http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/Cabana/6234/express.html

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tropicalshirt says on Dec 31, 2008, 13:04:

Valle Central, next to Santiago. You see the vineries as you cross over from Mendoza on either side of the andes.

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BillBigD says on Dec 31, 2008, 13:05:

There are two valleys witin 1 1/2 hrs of Santiago

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Monpirri says on Dec 31, 2008, 13:29:

God willing, I will soon return to Chile!

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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Waterdawg says on Dec 31, 2008, 13:36:

Do some trout fishing for me !

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tropicalshirt says on Dec 31, 2008, 13:38:

As the World counts down to 2009 and millions of people across the globe wish each other happy new year, Monpirri, please enlighten us: why, where? But remember... hay ropa tendida - someone's eavesdropping, this is not the Chile board.

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Monpirri says on Dec 31, 2008, 14:24:

La fiesta eres tu – Chile

Tropicalshirt, I was in Santiago and Viña del Mar for a few days three years ago and loved it!

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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cali_brahh says on Dec 31, 2008, 14:29:

Hey tropical shirt
I tried starting a new thread on the chile board but it went to the colombia board

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Monpirri says on Dec 31, 2008, 14:38:

They also like cumbias.

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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ColombianoGringo (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Dec 31, 2008, 15:03:

No sweat Brah, I'll move it to the Chile forum in a bit. I hate just moving threads without warning as people tend to lose them.

It will be here in a few minutes.

http://poorbuthappy.com/chile/

I'm so hip, I have difficulty seeing over my pelvis.

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tropicalshirt says on Dec 31, 2008, 15:11:

Monpirri, Santiago is good, maybe a good place to live. I got there on a Sunday with no local money and everywhere shut. The water fountain in the central plaza was a godsend! Struck me as that sort of place, i.e. place you can drink from the water fountain. Very orderly for a latin american country. Would like to go back too, trouble is you go south and its a long way to go north, and vicea versa. I went north, would love to go south for the Carretera Austral. Theres a lot about living there on escapeartist.

They like cumbias too! Got this CD over here in the UK, you can listen to the tracks, click the play buttons at the bottom.

http://crammed.greedbag.com/buy/arriba-la-cumbia-0/

DON'T MISS - ***Aniceto Molina - El Campanero (remix)***

BBBBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CUMBIA, CUMBIA!!!
(can never roll my rrrrs)
Feliz ano neuvo

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tropicalshirt says on Dec 31, 2008, 15:26:

Also: uh huh, developing your strategic knowledge of the Southern Cone!

CAFES CON PIERNAS!!! QUE SABOR!

http://www.chile.com/tpl/articulo/detalle/ver.tpl?cod_articulo=44148

You go in, have a coffee, and feign disintrest, or like me, you buy a fruit juice and scream que rica! aye mamita!!!

Very civil place mind you. Never drunk coffee in my life you see.

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Monpirri says on Jan 2, 2009, 16:50:

Tropicalshirt,
Cumbia effect today is like the gold rush several years ago but the effect is only happening to non Colombians. I see a trend of Erupeans and other English speaking natives that are rushing to buy cumbia music but when they play it I have found out that stuff is NOT Colombian music or cumbia!
There are several of giant music production companies that love to produce fake cumbias!

"Anyone who still thinks that Colombia is not a gastronomical paradise needs to have their head examined." Darloup

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tropicalshirt says on Jan 12, 2009, 14:07:

Monpirri, sure understand what your saying. The type of Brazilian music popular for so long in Europe (bossa crossover electronica etc) etc is not always at all popular in Brazil where its pogode, frevo, forro, samba, mpb, etc. Sometimes it goes the other way, i.e. drum and bass craze in Rio etc.

How do you define a cumbia?

Regards

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tropicalshirt says on Jan 12, 2009, 14:28:

Screaming CUMBIAAAA!!! at the start???

Well,I really did like the cumbias on the Putumayo compliation, que rico!

http://www.putumayo.com/en/catalog_item.php?album_id=29

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