“The city was plunged into darkness, but there was a general sense of calm. Within minutes, the traffic signals began to function again and traffic flowed normally. Several people, upon seeing me — a clueless-looking tourist — puzzling over a map, stopped to offer their assistance. One young man simply stopped, put his hand on my shoulder and smiled as he said, in heavily accented English, ‘Welcome to Chile.’ ”
Time Magazine’s Eben Harrell in Santiago