Slipping And Sliding in Valparaíso, Chile

Where grit and grime meet art and the imagination

AUGUST, 2024 SANDI SOLOMONSON

It’s Saturday morning in late February 2019; just days before I’m scheduled to return to the USA. For nearly one month, I’ve been residing with a Spanish-speaking 3-generation German family in Viña del Mar. An unyielding fog holds the threat of afternoon drizzle and rain, veiling the notorious Chilean sun. A perfect day to v…