Along with other low-cost restaurant chains, Kura has bucked the dining-out slump with low prices and a dogged pursuit of efficiency.

this summer, but almost as soon as they were booked, they were dogged by rumors that he would pull out: too much pressure, they said, too many performances, too many physical and emotional demands.

But sorting out Transantiago will be a long haul: it is dogged by a shortage of buses and bus lanes, and the satellite-navigation system supposed to control bus schedules is not working.