Cementerios metro station

Cementerios is an underground metro station on Line 2 of the Santiago Metro, in Santiago, Chile. The word cementerios means "cemeteries" in English and the station is so named due to its surroundings of Recoleta Avenue that forms the borders of two cemeteries, the Santiago General Cemetery to the west and the smaller Catholic Cemetery to the east.

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Type: Metro station
Description: metro station in Santiago, Chile
Also known as: “Cementerios”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include El Quitapenas and Memorial for the Disappeared.

El Quitapenas

Restaurant

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

El Quitapenas is a restaurant.

Memorial for the Disappeared

Memorial

Photo: Paul Lowry, CC BY 2.0.

The Memorial for the Disappeared is a memorial wall at the entrance to Santiago General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile, commemorating the 3,000 people disappeared or murdered following the 1973 Chilean coup d'état. Memorial for the Disappeared is situated 160 metres northwest of Cementerios metro station.

Catholic Cementary

Cemetery

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Catholic Cementary is a cemetery, which is situated 310 metres northeast of Cementerios metro station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recoleta and Independencia.

Recoleta

Suburb

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Recoleta is a commune of Chile in the Santiago Province. It is located north of Santiago Centro directly across the Mapocho River. The commune also bordered by Independencia and Conchalí to its west, Huechuraba to its north and Providencia and Vitacura to its east where the San Cristóbal Hill forms a natural barrier.

Independencia

Suburb

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Independencia is a commune of Chile, situated in the Santiago Province of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. The commune's main thoroughfare is Independencia Avenue. It has a population of 116,943.