KATE HANLINE
Historic Chile
Volume 1 , Issue 1 May 10th , 2013
Historic sites of Chile
In the great capital of Chile , there is a large cemetery . Though it may be overlooked as just another burial ground , many of Chile ' s great leaders are buried here . It is a beautiful and well kept maze of foliage and with many beautiful gravestones . There are also the occasional monument , such as the one commemorating those who died under the dictatorship of General Pinochet , who ’ s reign of terror began on September 11th , 1973 and lasted for 17 years .
Many religious symbols , such as this crucifix are left on the graves .
Pablo Neruda ’ s House
Pablo Neruda , winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature Pablo Neruda , winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature . In his life , Neruda was known as not only a prestigious poet , but also had many diplomatic positions . As an advocate for the communist party , the warrant for his arrest was put out when communism was outlawed . He was forced to flee the country . Years later , he became close to Salvador Allende , the socialist president . Upon returning to Chile to make an acceptance speech for his Noble Prize , he was invited by the president to read in front of & Neruda 70,000 people at the Estadio Nacional . The house of this great poet in Valparaiso , Chile is now a popular site visited by locals and tourists alike .