Avenida Republica de Israel 1653. Easily the least menacing edifice in all Ñuñoa, the Casa Arévalo is a pacifist nestled among Spartans. Most of the other houses on our block sport spike-clad, razor-topped wire fences to buffer against the Santiago riff-raff whose presence is established by door-to-door begging.An unimpeded view of the front door
Living room
Dining room, seldom used
Porotos y Longanizas, the national dish
Gabriela, as best I could capture her
Tomorrow, my first pilgrimage to the Andes. Like the conquistadors of old, I will be there learning how to snowboard. Brit, as she points off at the perpetual mountain chain, assures herself, "I'm gonna shred the shit out of you." We'll see how well I can follow her example.
Orlando Avendano contributed to this article.
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