Chile inaugurates Museum of Memory & Human Rights
Brave New Traveler • Feb 17, 2010From memorials peppering the city, to the always-present flowers on folksinger and folk hero Victor Jara's grave, to the fact that one of the main streets is called September 11th, the date on which the golpe militar, or military coup, started in 1973. Augusto Pinochet held power for 17 years during a period of Chilean history many Chileans would prefer to put behind them, and many choose never to talk about. As… Full Story »
