7. Chile
Antofagasta, 1991
Floods
Talcahuano, 2010
Earthquake 8.8° and Tsunami
Valdivia, 1960
Earthquake 9.5° and Tsunami
Atacama Desert, 2005 and 2007
Earthquakes 7.8° and 7.7°
Santiago, 1985
Earthquake 7.8°
Chillán, 1939
Earthquake 8,5°
Chaitén, 2008
Volcanic Eruption
8. Chile
But as our history has
taught us, the only
way to overcome
natural disasters is by
joining together. As
many times as
necessary
Talcahuano, 2010
10. Chile
Santiago, 2010
We have risen up
numerous times
becasue of our
people. We learned
to work together
without thinking
about our deep
political polarization
or in our dramatic
income inequality
11. Chile
Chile needed to be
reconstructed so many
times throughout its
history.
And we have succeeded
every single time.
Making Chileans proud and
happy with a sense of
empathy and humanity
Earthaquake 2010 “Chile helps
Chile” fundraiser campaign
Talcahuano, 2010
Earthaquake 1985 “Chile helps Chile”
fundraiser campaign
13. Chile
Pumanque, 2010
Solidarity during difficult and challenging times, is the cultural
heritage that I would like to include as Chile’s contribution to a better
world . I firmly believe that every action that a Chilean does to assist
its peers, will have a multiplying effect in the rest of humanity
14. “Ay canta guitarra del Sur en la lluvia, en el sol lancinante
que lame los robles quemados pintándoles alas,
ay canta, racimo de selvas, la tierra empapada, los rápidos ríos,
el inabarcable silencio de la primavera mojada,
y que tu canción me devuelva la patria en peligro:
que corran las cuerdas del canto en el viento extranjero
porque mi sangre circula en mi canto si cantas,
si cantas, oh patria terrible, en el centro de los terremotos
porque así necesitas de mí, resurrecta,
porque canta tu boca en mi boca y sólo el amor resucita.”
Extract of the poem “Terremoto en Chile, La Barcarola” by Pablo Neruda.
He wrote these words in response to the Valdivia earthquake in 1960.
