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Valparaíso: Painted Hills and the Memory of a Port City
Valparaíso, Chile's historic Pacific port, is known as the country's "cultural capital" and a living testament to global maritime history. Built atop a natural amphitheater of steep hills (cerros) rising above a …
Churches of Chiloé: Wooden Cathedrals at the End of the World
The wooden churches of the Chiloé Archipelago, in southern Chile, are among the most impressive examples of community-built religious architecture in Latin America. These churches, which are spread …
Rapa Nui (Easter Island): Moai, Landscape and Polynesian Memory
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, holds a unique role in Chile's cultural geography. It is one of the world's most remote inhabited islands, located in the southeastern Pacific more than 3,500 kilometers …
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