the presidential/government building of Chile is called "La Moneda". it got its name because it was formerly a coin production facility. the whole EAP group took a tour with all of the
monitores (peer advisors)
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| La Moneda |
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| one of the most important historical events having occurred at the Palacio de la Moneda was the Chilean coup of September 11, 1973, when it was captured by military units loyal to Commander-in-Chief Augusto Pinochet. Socialist Salvador Allende, the president of Chile at the time, committed suicide here shortly after the take-over. And thus began the 17-year military dictatorship of Pinochet. |
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| one of the stray dogs hanging out by the building |
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| i guess i was super stoked |
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the flag was tangled...
Natalie, Keelin, Me |
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| woohoo! |
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| the whole group |
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| one of the courtyards inside La Moneda |
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| the guards got really pissed about this |
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| President Sebastian Piñera's office on the 2nd floor |
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| some important meeting room |
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| another important room |
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Viva Chile, Mierda!
literally translates to: "Long Live Chile, Shit!"
more accurately means "Viva Chile, Damn it!"
this phrase is used a positive statement and shows true Chilean pride |
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| cool statue in the courtyard |
after our tour of La Moneda, we all went to eat at fun italian restaurant!
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| pizzzaaa! |
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| my monitor, Ivan |
spotted this on my walk through the city later that day:
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| enough said. |
the night ended with an asa(d)o at my friend tyler's host family's house! *chileans don't pronounce any d's when they are between an "a" and an "o"..*
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| hella good food and hella cool people. what more could you need? |
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