With the beating of Spain by the Chilean football team yesterday, it is in order to begin this article by talking a little about Chile-the country and its people before coming to the town of Punta Arenas (Tiera Del Fuego).
One peculiarity of Chile is its geographical formation. It looks like a lon line on the map. It has a population of 17.46 million and an impressive life expectancy of 79.2 years.
And yes, football is the most popular game in Chile. Here is the impressive Estadio Nacional de Chile or the National Stadium of Chile in Santiago. (Photo source: Wikipedia).
Construction of this stadium began in February 1937 and the stadium was inaugurated on December 3, 1938. The architecture was based on the Olympia stadion in Berlin, Germany. The stadium was one of the venues for the FIFA World Cup in 1962, and hosted the final where Brazil defeated Czechoslovakia 3-1. It was renovated extensively in 2009.
The Chilean president Her Excellency Ms. Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria. (Photo source: Wikipedia)
Her Excellency Ms. Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is the President of Chile since 11 March 2014. She previously served as President from 2006–2010, becoming the first woman in her country to do so. After leaving the presidency, she was appointed the first executive director of the newly created United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). She is a medical doctor by training.
And now let us move over to Punta Arenas, Part-III. For accessing Part-I and Part-II of my earlier photo articles on visiting Punta Arenas please click at the following links: http://traveltalk.co.in/?p=2284 & http://traveltalk.co.in/?p=2379
Statue of Ferdinand Magellan c. 1480 – 27 April 1521.
He was a Portuguese explorer who became known for having organised and captained the first expedition from Europe to Asia by the west, moving around the Americas by south and crossing the Pacific Ocean for the first time, which resulted in the first circumnavigation of the Earth.
A native inhabitant shown below the statue of the conqueror.
Impressive wall paintings.
Now that is a very colourful kids school
Faculty of Music, University of Magallanes, Punta Arenas.
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(To be continued…)
The holy Ganges in all its splendour
A neat little statue bear the entrance to GMVNL’s Guest House.
On entering the Hostal (a hostel, called hostal in Spanish, 
Radhe Shyam
While taking a walk in the city, I came across these smart police officers. I told them that I was from India and they readily agreed to pose for me.
They insisted that I hold the leash of their dog while one of them took my photo. I am not a dog lover but it was a very friendly gesture on the part of the Police Officers and I couldn’t have said ‘No, thank you!
I took this photo of a dustbin for two reasons- one it was a very ornately graceful dustbin and secondly to remind myself of how impeccably clean this city was. As an Indian , I felt ashamed in my heart at how dirty our cities and towns are.
Another good looking public facility- the bus stand.
Bright and colourful Tourism Information kiosk.
A cloth shop.
Ah…I caught this man ‘red handed’ as he was giving the final coat of red paint to this kiosk
A poster in Spanish, presumably explaining about the process of governmkent’s consultation with the original native Chileans.
This was an unusual decoration that I found in the lounge of the Hostal- sliced and dried oranges and lemons
