The tour that took us to the markets was very interesting. There were a lot of variety of very fresh and great quality fish, fruit, and veggies. It was great to see how much food yo could get for such reasonable prices. It reminded me of the swap meat markets from back home. They were usually populated by Hispanic people. These were the largest and most extensive markets I had ever seen and walked through. There were a ridiculous amount of people in the markets but that is to be expected in any market.
However, my experience and view of the markets were clouded by all of the unexpected attention I received from the people in the markets. I was stared down and addressed by men and women of all ages. I am not new to being cat called or having this sort of attention but I was not expecting that in Chile for some reason. It obviously added to the experience overall. I am not bothered by it but it definitely dominated the event in and of itself. I was also surprised to see a bunch of restaurants, sit down restaurants in the markets. The markets were literally that huge.
the markets in Vina Del Mar were also very crowded but the holiday was partly to blame. They were very nice though and seemed more relaxed compared to the ones in Santiago.
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