La Chascona, Pablo Neruda’s Home in Chile

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Written by Paige, Nicaragua, June 2012

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La Chascona, Pablo Neruda’s Home in Chile
In the heart of beautiful Barrio Bellavista, with its tree-lined streets, artsy shops and bohemian galleries, you’ll find the former house of Nobel Prize-winning poet Pablo Neruda and his beloved La Chascona. The airy abode was built by Santiago’s favorite son for his mistress, and later wife, singer Matilde Urrutia.

Called “La Chascona,” a Quechua word for “tousled,” for her unruly mane of red hair, her love affair with Neruda remained secret for almost a decade, hidden away here in Santiago.

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