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| La Chascona is one of three house belonging to Pablo Neruda, the celebrated Chilean poet, who built it for his third wife, Matilde Urrutia, and is named after her unruly hair. It sits on a shady cul-de-sac at the foot of Cerro San Cristobal.
Neruda was obsessed with all things nautical, though he referred to himself as an "estuary sailor" since he was prone to being seasick. So La Chascona is built in the manner of a ship with narrow stairs and passages and windows that look like portholes. Neruda was also an obsessive collector of a number of different things and the house includes a beautiful bar from Marseille, Bauhaus furniture and other intriguing knickknacks collected on his travels. |
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| Camera: Canon PowerShot S2 IS | Date: 11/14/07 5:15 PM | Resolution: 2592 x 1944 | ISO: Auto | Exp. Time: 1/320s | Aperture: 4.0 | Focal Length: 10.2mm (=61mm) |
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