Cementerio General

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  • Address
    Profesor Alberto Zañartu 951, Recoleta
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  • Phone
    737 9469 ext 219
  • Transport
    underground rail: Cerro Blanco

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Lonely Planet review

The Cementerio General is one of Santiago's most under-discovered and interesting sights. This little city of tombs - some incredibly ornate, some palatial, some sublime, others ridiculous - is a history lesson in itself. The final resting places of political figures such as Salvador Allende, diplomat Orlando Letelier and José Manuel Balmaceda are reminders of political turmoil from the 19th century to the recent past.

The Memorial del Detenido Desaparecido y del Ejecutado Político, a memorial to the 'disappeared' victims of the Pinochet dictatorship, was opened in 1994.