One thing kind of cool about traveling a lot is that the world news becomes a lot more interesting. This time, the news isn’t all that great, but I was passing through this town some 3 months ago en route to staying the night at Chanaral. I remember not liking the city all too much because I could never pronounce the name right.
Major quake rattles Chile
A reporter for Radio Cooperativa who had just landed in Antofagasta, about 105 miles south of the epicenter, told the station she saw cracks in the airport tarmac.