Pensando a Allende

A pesar de que este año van a cumplirse cuatro décadas desde que se produjera el derrocamiento de su gobierno por medio de un golpe cívico-militar, incitado y financiado por EE.UU., la figura de Salvador Allende no ha dejado de potenciarse y engrandecerse, llegando a adquirir las dimensiones de un personaje cuasi mítico que ha sido, incluso, proclamado por un amplio sector de sus compatriotas como el chileno más universal y como el personaje más importante de toda la historia patria. Pero Allende es más que un simple personaje histórico, es decir, alguien que pertenece puramente al...

Lonely Planet is about to add a new language to the set of English and French-language travel guides currently available under the LP brand. We've joined forces with Editorial GeoPlaneta, the travel publishing imprint of the Planeta Group in Spain, to publish a range of Lonely Planet products in the Spanish language. It was not only their name we liked, but their guidebook publishing expertise and commitment to delivering quality travel information. More importantly, they'll also help make sure our products are products are adapted in the right way for Spanish travellers -- whether based in...

Catalog of books deposited in the library, and books by Chilean authors, or relating to Chile, published in other countries.

A catalog of books deposited in the library under law of 1872; and, from 1891-1898, books by Chilean authors, or relating to Chile, published in other countries.

The exhibition is centered in the period when Chile was part of the Tawantinsuyu territory, the largest Pre-Columbian empire of the Americas, covering more than 12000 miles from the south of Colombia to central Chile. During the 15th century emperor Topa Inka Yupanqui conquered the territory that is now Chile and until the arrival of the Spanish conquerors, the territories of northern and central Chile were governed by Inca emperors and leaving behind and important language legacy. The exhibition includes archaeological metal, textile and stone pieces from diverse museums in Peru: Museo...