upon my arrival in santiago, i was planning to phone a local hotel for a reservation. thinking i was smart, i purchased a bottle of waterin the airport so that i could get change for the payphones. i think i tried every payphone in the airport and not a single one would take the coins i was putting into the phone? the frustration was building and i am sure it was evident on my face and actions. eventually a very nice old man informed me in broken english that chile has new and old coins. the payphones only accept old coins and i had only new coins. you would think they would put up a sign to that affect (well, actually i later learned that they do, right on the front of the phone in spanish). but i now know for next time. i am sure this is lesson 1 learned on a trip full of many lessons!
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