Another day nowhere exciting

James >> We started the day today with a walk through South Americas' oldest cemetery (yup, the excitement is overwhelming we know!). The cemetery opened in 1876 and houses a surprisingly large number of graves of English and Scottish. At this time the area would have been part of Bolivia since it was pre pacific war. Actually it was our second time through here because I thought we would walk us through a park on the way to the hostal (but we only saw the back part then). It seems that instead of getting your own space under the ground, family have group graves where they have a removable lid that can allow for others to be added as required. Or in the new section you get your own space in a high rise style crypt. Most graves are highly decorated with bright coloured tiles, photos and an array of fake flowers.
Worth noting is that this town also boasts the first South American

rail road. We walked through town again, and along the coast for a better vantage of the town and port. We finally got the 'budget' (via text message) for the repairs to the car. It was more expensive than we would have hoped, but with the car in pieces, we were left wondering what alternative we had if we rejected the budget ?
The token loud American at the hostal recommended an empanada store not far from where we were staying. It boasted a menu of 28 different varieties, all deep fried before your eyes! They were indeed very good. An empanada is pastry filled with cheese and other goodies then either baked or deep fried. It looks a little like a cornish pasty when served. While they were probably the best we have tasted so far, they are still not sufficient to get us packing our bags and moving here for the cuisine. We returned back to Bahía Inglesa for dinner, again very good seafood. While Caldera certainly feels like an upgrade from dusty Copiapo, and they did have a foam party at the disco tech, we certainly feel ready to move on!