Santiago, Chile
Unless otherwise noted, text and photos by Ed Hedemann (click on photos to enlarge)
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Face of a modern Mapuche (indigenous) woman behind urn from the Mosquito Culture (circa 1200 CE). Precolumbian Art Museum. |
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Panorama of Santiago (taken from San Cristobal) on a "clear" day, which still has a layer of haze. |
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Ruth riding the teleferico in a cable car above San Cristobal with a spectacular view of Santiago on an unusually clear day. |
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Gran Torre Santiago, the tallest building in South America. |
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Statue to the Maphuce people in Plaza de Armas at the center of Santiago. |
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A circa 300 CE stone statue, right, from what is now southern Colombia. Precolumbian Art Museum. |
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Stone relief of Kin Ahau (circa 300 CE), the Mayan Sun Lord, who we anticipated would play an important role 300 miles north on July 2nd in La Serena. Precolumbian Art Museum. |
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A giant wall of photos of the murdered, tortured, and disappeared during Pinochet's dictatorship from 1973 to 1990. Museum of Memory and Human Rights. |
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A display of photos from around the world showing the use of torture and murder of political prisoners. Museum of Memory and Human Rights. |
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This statue of Salvador Allende Gossens was erected in 2000, across the street from the Justice Ministry, ten years after the end of military dictatorship. |
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Banner by the Art and Propaganda Feminist Brigade supporting a teachers' strike. Photo by Ruth Benn |
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Vendors selling vegan food during lunch hour outside a Chilean university. Photo by Ruth Benn |
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Now Villa Grimaldi Peace Park (since 1997), this facility had been the most important DINA (Chilean Secret Police) site of interrogation and torture from 1974 to 1978. |
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Ruth with Katty who graciously hosted us in her house on the Andes side of Santiago. |