I went looking for a riot and I found a chess game.

It seems to me that protests are a regular occurrence in Santiago. In the 2 months I’ve been here, I’ve personally seen four, and I don’t get out much.

I witnessed my first protest walking home early evening. I first heard the chanting, and then I heard the engines. I didn’t even get a chance to figure out what the mob was protesting before a large green fire truck disguised as a tank careened around the corner and blasted this lot with high-pressure water blasters.