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Chile Travel Report Appropriate Technology |
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Valparaiso's ascensors (trams) are a good example Since most of Valparaiso is built on hillsides, the two dozen or so ascensors are a godsend True, they may be centuries old, and feel rickety... |
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...and you sometimes worry, knowing that the only thing that separates you from rolling into the sea, is this |
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But of course there are alternatives even to the ascensors. You can |
Start here and walk up, then more stairs, and more stairs, then this walkway, and this |
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Wait, you're not finished yet
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Just a few more stairs, then a few more, then a not-so-gentle incline, and finally the last leg. Not so bad; keeps you young |
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Delivering dry cleaning in Mendoza |
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Racks for holding garbage for pick up, in many towns in Argentina and Chile
The rats and the dogs are disappointed, but...
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And a variation on that, near Papudo |
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Just north of La Serena, this semi-hermit brings in the fuel |
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In a number of towns I encountered the scooter culture They're efficient to begin with, but add a second human, and...
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...and a kid... |
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---even an infant... |
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...well, the whole family |
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Remember the neighborhood broom-maker from Turkey? |
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Well, this cat makes it even simpler |
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