After soaking in a bit of history at the Easter Island Museum, it was time to do a bit of people watching. A quick walk around the main plaza made it easy to understand why Viña del Mar is know as "La Ciudad Jardín" ("The Garden City") -- watch out New Jersey.
The plaza was bustling with city residents and tourist lounging in the grass, chatting with friends on the benches, or cooling off in the fountain. I went off to explore the area around the plaza, and it soon became apparent that the ice cream parlors were doing a bustling business that day. Each shop was packed full of vacationing Chileans, trying to cool off in the 100-degree heat. I considered joining them, but decided it wasn't worth the wait. Instead, I went back to my perch in the grass to do some more people watching.
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