The photographer Pep Ventosa is known for a very distinctive style. He takes shots of an object from different perspectives and stacks them on top of each other at varying levels of transparency.
Wine palms (Jubaea chilensis) are native to Chile. They seem to cope quite well with the dry, Mediterranean climate typical of the area around Santiago.
Santiago de Chile is definitely a liveable city. Compared to the other big cities I have seen in South America so far, it is certainly one of the more comfortable ones with a lot to offer.