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Added by Jopie, at 20 November 2015
Opening Hours
- Monday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Tuesday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Wednesday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Thursday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Friday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Saturday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Sunday 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
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8 Reviews
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04 August 2017
Badly maintained, don't see the appeal.
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14 June 2017
If you love history, this is a must see beautiful yet unusual mausoleums, sarcophaguses, memorials to most every president of Chile, as well as the common folk clean, safe, and beautiful. It is a little sad that the damage from past earthquakes has caused some damage and unless something is done, some of the more elaborate mausoleums may collapse in the near future. Although I did see it myself, I recommend you learn the story and find the gravesite of Victor Jara.
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09 June 2017
This huge cemetery contains the elaborate and ostentatious tombs of the great and wealthy but the memorial "motels" tell a more interesting story.
As well, there is the sad and sobering patio 29 where some of the 40,000 victims of the dictator August Pinochet (in power from 1973 to 1990) were buried.
We entered the cemetery at the entrance next to the administrative offices (corner of La Union and Av Professor Zanartu) where a guard gave us a Spanish language map to the cemetery.
The main entrance is opposite Av La Paz.
The map details the locations of the tombs of presidents and other Chilean notables as well as tombs of architectural distinction.
About halfway through the cemetery the leafy areas of "uptown" give way to the low rise motel-style mausoleums of the ordinary people.
Patio 29 is an unloved looking area of metal crosses that contrasts with the obvious care and attention lavished on the neighbouring motel graves.
While visiting, we saw a coffin on a hand-drawn cart followed by mourners and many people tending graves. Dogs roam happily but show little interest in humans.
There are more than 2 million bodies in the cemetery, most of which are in the above-ground multistorey buildings.
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18 March 2017
This is a historical place of Santiago, many of our most interesting historical members are buried here and the ornamental art that is shown it's a beautiful spectacle! Take a tour!
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21 February 2017
Beautiful place, full of sculptures and art. Very peaceful and tranqui.
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07 December 2016
Beautiful, lots of fascinating history
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26 October 2016
interesnate
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27 November 2015
Nice place! full of history with beautiful mausoleums
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