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main focus of this special tour is the institutional, cultural
and social legacy of the most controversial leader of the past
30 years, General Augusto Pinochet and ex-president Salvador Allende.
This is not a tour for sensitive people, because it delivers a
deep and sometimes disturbing vision of the past and present of
Chile, and also a view of the forces that are forming our future.
Palacio
de la Moneda
We will drive through the historical centre of Santiago
to La Moneda, the presidential palace where the socialist president
Salvador Allende committed suicide while air force planes bombed
the 18th century palace back in September 1973. His statue was
placed later in the Constitución Square, in accordance
with a law which states that past presidents must be depicted
in the plaza.
Having
seen the location of the first events of the military coup we
will head to the foundations of two of the main figures who had
important roles during those years and which keep their legacy
alive today.
Augusto
Pinochet Foundation
W e will visit the Pinochet Foundation, where we will have the
opportunity to hear and exchange opinions with some of the closest
collaborators of the former general, who will not only explain
the main achievements of his government but also the motives that
brought him, together with the armed forces to stage a military
coup in September 1973.
Lunch
We will have time to stop for lunch (not included) and
discuss what we have learnt so far, before continuing with our
look back at Chiles striking history.
National
Stadium
We’ll go past the national stadium, one of the most visited
and famous detention places due to the death of the famous singer
Victor Jara, and many other famous people who were detained there
before heading to the Victor Jara Foundation.
Victor
Jara Foundation
Victor Jara was a famous folklore singer-songwriter, and artist
and activist who spoke out about, and sang about human rights
issues. He was assassinated in the time of the Pinochet government.
The Victor Jara Foundation was created to preserve the life and
memory of this famous artist for future generations. In the foundation
there are photos and items from the early years of his life as
well as creative artwork from those people who feel inspired by
Jara’s example of bravery, love of life, and respect for
Human Rights.
General
Cemetery
We´ll end the day with a visit to the cemetery where heroes,
politicians and common people have been buried since the beginning
of the republic. Famous graves here include that of the former
president Salvador Allende; Orlando Letelier, former foreign minister
and ambassador to the United States under Allende’s regime
(who was assassinated in September 1976 in Washington D.C); the
Christian democrat president Eduardo Frei Montalva (in power from
1964-1970) and Violeta Parra (another folk singer, artist and
activist). We will visit the memorial monument built in 1993,
to honour those who were executed and disappeared during the military
regime. It was inaugurated on February 26 of 1994, by the Association
of Relatives of Missing Prisoners.
Timings
08:45hrs Pick up at Hotel
09:30hrs Visit to La Moneda, presidential palace.
10:00hrs Depart La Moneda
10:45hrs Visit to Augusto Pinochet Foundation
12:00hrs Depart Fundacion Pinochet
12:15hrs Lunch
13:45hrs Depart
14:30hrs Visit to Victor Jara Foundation
16:00hrs Visit to General Cemetery
17:00hrs Return to hotel
Prices
| Santiago
Tour Remembrance 1 |
1
pax |
2
pax |
3
pax |
4
pax |
7
pax |
10
pax |
15
pax |
17
pax |
| Price
U$D |
214
|
105
|
90
|
77
|
63
|
46
|
43
|
39 |
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