From Santiago to Buenos Aires, and across the Río de la Plata to Uruguay, this thoughtfully curated journey explores how three South American nations have confronted dictatorship, preserved historical memory, and strengthened democratic institutions. Through exclusive conversations with leading journalists, historians, human rights advocates, and cultural leaders, participants will gain a nuanced understanding of the region’s political evolution while experiencing its remarkable artistic, literary, and cultural heritage.

Visits to world-class museums, memorials, historic neighborhoods, and UNESCO World Heritage Sites provide powerful context for these discussions, while time in the Andes, Chile’s Pacific coast, Argentina’s renowned wine country, and Uruguay’s colonial waterfront reveals the extraordinary landscapes and cultures that have shaped the region. This program offers an uncommon opportunity to engage deeply with some of Latin America’s most compelling stories of memory, identity, resilience, and democracy.

Highlights:

• Joining you in Chile is Peter Kornbluh, author of The Pinochet File: A Declassified Dossier on Atrocity and Accountability, and a longstanding correspondent for the Nation on Chile who covered the extradition proceedings against Gen. Augusto Pinochet in London for the magazine.
• Meet with journalists, historians, and human rights advocates to explore democracy, political polarization, Indigenous identity, social justice, and the legacy of military rule.
• Visit major memory and human rights sites, including Chile’s Museum of Memory and Human Rights and Villa Grimaldi, Buenos Aires’ ESMA Museum and Parque de la Memoria, and other places dedicated to justice and remembrance.
• Experience the cultural highlights of Chile, Argentina, and Uruguay, from Valparaíso and Mendoza to Buenos Aires’ historic neighborhoods, tango traditions, and UNESCO-listed Colonia del Sacramento.
• Cross the Andes and the Río de la Plata, following historic routes that have shaped the region’s cultures, histories, and identities.

Questions? Contact us via the form at the bottom of this page or call us at 212-209-5401.

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