On the Street in Santiago Chile

Update: Santiago now has a modern public transportation system called Transantiago which has replaced most of what I experienced and describe below.

The numbers and letters on all pictures on this page refer to documentation next to them.

The "micro" (pronounced 'me crow') is the main source of public transportation in the city. It is cheap, and as you can see, there are a lot of them. They are not owned by the city, but are privately owned by different companies.
This is a taxi. In Santiago, they are black with yellow roofs. Just like any where else, they are the most expensive mode of public transportation.
This sign indicates the "paradero", or stop. They are roughly every 5-10 blocks, and on the major roads (like the one above), they are the only places the buses will stop. The paradero numbers decrease the closer you get to the center of town. On smaller roads, the driver will stop wherever you want. You just press the "timbre" (a buzzer) that lets the driver know you want to get off.