Virgen de la Immaculada Concepion
Thursday, March 27th, 2008Here is video of the Virgen de la Immaculada Concepion in Santiago. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsqryUGh4kA]
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Here is video of the Virgen de la Immaculada Concepion in Santiago. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsqryUGh4kA]
Video from the changing of the guards
Thursday, March 27th, 2008This is a video of the changing of the guards at the Moneda Palace in Santiago. Every 48 hours at 10:00 am this takes place. [youtube:http://youtube.com/watch?v=nhf53CRWyOE]
Izabela summarized day 4 in Polish
Thursday, March 27th, 2008A number of students on the trip are from countries other than the United States. Izabella is originally from Poland. Here she provides us with a review of day 4 in her native language.
Day 4 March 26
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Today began with a return to the Presidential Palace where we saw the ceremonial changing of the guard. Our guide told us that there was to be a strike by high school students today, as they were protesting the fact they have to pay for public transportation. Many of Chile's ...
Day 4 March 26
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008After seeing the changing of the guard, we visited the Central Bank (where no pictures could be taken). We heard an excellent presentation from Leonardo Hernandez, the Deputy General Manager. Senor Hernandez was educated at Columbia in NY and reports directly to the Minister of Finance. Chile is ...
Day 4 March 26
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Between our visit to the Central Bank and the stock exchange, we had lunch at a food court close to the bank. While some tried the 'Italiano', which is a hot dog with ketchup, mayonnaise and avocado, others (like Dave) found food that was a little more familiar.
Day 4 March 26
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008Our afternoon ended with a trip to Santiago's stock exchange. This is a privately held company that earns a profit through the software it sells which is used by brokers to access the market. Only 244 companies are traded on the exchange and there is a composite index much ...
Day 4 March 26
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008All trading on the exchange takes place electronically, as you can see from this picture. This was taken at 4:00 pm, while the market was still open (IPSA was down 1.2 at that point)
