Santiago, Chile

Sombre morning at the museum of memories. This excellent museum presented a very factual account of the dictatorship from 1973-1989 including accounts of torture, murder and terror. It really brought to life several periods where basic human rights violations were common and over 40,000 people died. I can’t imagine living here during this time, which as a period of history wasn’t that long ago. I am also surprised that it wasn’t something I was aware of growing up, despite studying 20th century history. Enjoyed sedate pace for the rest of the day, swim in the pool and pizza.