Pablo Neruda Clandestino-Down the heart of Chile and across the Andes

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When the poet Pablo Neruda gave his Nobel Prize speech in 1971, he described a harrowing journey he had to take in 1949 to escape his native Chile because the government wanted him arrested and probably killed since he was a senator from the Communist party. With much help and a lot of secrecy he crossed the Andes into Argentina on horseback. Now, I'm going in his and his horse's footsteps, only this time, I hope no government will be hunting me. But ya never know... Expect stunning wilderness, moving poetry, and encounters with Neruda's closet living acquaintances and those who loved or hated him.

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  Origins (Part 1)   Great Neck, United States on Feb 1, 2008 8 pictures 2 comments
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  My poetry was born between the hill and the river   Great Neck, United States on Feb 5, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Floridor Perez   Santiago, Chile on Feb 14, 2008 2 pictures 2 comments
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  Hernan Loyola vs. Bernardo Reyes   Santiago, Chile on Feb 15, 2008 0 pictures 2 comments
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  Valparíso   Valparaíso, Chile on Feb 17, 2008 6 pictures 1 comment
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  Hitching out of Valparaíso and Isla Negra   Valparaíso, Chile on Feb 18, 2008 4 pictures 1 comment
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  Hitchhiking Part 1   Pichilemu, Chile on Feb 18, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitchiking Part 2   Constitución, Chile on Feb 19, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitching Part 3 (Factories to the Haunted Mansion)   Temuco, Chile on Feb 20, 2008 5 pictures 0 comments
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  Hitchiking Part 4 of 4   Futrono, Chile on Feb 21, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Ramón Quichiyao   Futrono, Chile on Feb 22, 2008 2 pictures 0 comments
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  Hot Springs and The Property   Lilpela, Chile on Feb 22, 2008 5 pictures 1 comment
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  A Few Dozen Photos and a Few Poems   Porto Alegre, Brazil on May 2, 2008 0 pictures 0 comments