Santiago
March 3-7, 2016
A three week birthday celebration spanning three South American countries - Chile, Argentina, and Brazil, and what an unforgettable and grand party it was. I started out in Santiago, a place I had long been interested in visiting, but hadn’t yet had the opportunity to discover. Santiago de Chile, the country’s vibrant capital and largest city, is its cultural, political, and financial center. Divided into four provinces that are further split up into 37 communes, Santiago is a big place and, after hours of walking that first day and realizing that this was not a city that could be explored completely on foot, I opted for two full-day escorted tours that would take me to areas of interest outside the capital.
Cerro Santo Lucia (Santa Lucia Hill)
Cerro Santo Lucia (Santa Lucia Hill)
Santiago Centro (Historical and Political Center)
La Moneda (The Presidential Palace)
Outside the city...
Valparaiso
An intriguing port city on the coast, known for its steep funiculars, very colorful hilltop homes, and La Sebastiana, one of the three dwellings of Pablo Neruda, Chile's greatest poet (Winner of the 1971 Nobel Prize for Literature) and an important political figure in the country's 20th century history. Each one of Neruda's homes is a delightful testimony to his creativity and eclectic tastes.
Isla Negra
The Casa de Isla Negra is located in a coastal commune, 45 km. south of Valparaiso and 96 km. west of Santiago. The favorite home of Pablo Neruda, who was a lover of the sea, it served as an inspiration for many of his poems and is his final resting place.
Memoirs by Pablo Neruda
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