We finally made it to Pablo Neruda's third house in Valparaiso. Chile's most famous poet spent a lot of time in his 5-storey house overlooking the colourful tin city and the Pacific Ocean.
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A statue of Pablo Neruda in Plaza de los Poetas, outside his house |
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La Sebastiana: Neruda's study is the single room on the top floor |
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View from Neruda's house over the hills of Valparaiso and the sea |
The house is situated on Cerro Florida, just behind Cerro Bellavista and Cerro Mariposa. On our steep trek up the hills, we passed through the
Museo de Ceilo Abierto - Open Air Museum - and saw some new and unusual murals.
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Mural of an "ascensor" |
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One of the famous hummingbirds of Valparaiso |
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Mini murals of the city |
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