Catholic Cementary

Catholic Cementary is a cemetery in Recoleta, Santiago province, Santiago Metropolitan. Catholic Cementary is situated nearby to the public building Crematorio, as well as near the church Iglesia Evangelica Pentecostes.

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Type: Cemetery
Description: Chilean cemetery
Also known as: “Catholic Cemetery of Santiago” and “Cementerio Católico”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cementerios metro station and Memorial for the Disappeared.

Cementerios metro station

Metro station

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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. Cementerios metro station is situated 310 metres southwest of Catholic Cementary.

Memorial for the Disappeared

Memorial

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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 310 metres west of Catholic Cementary.

El Quitapenas

Restaurant

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El Quitapenas is a restaurant, which is situated 310 metres southwest of Catholic Cementary.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Recoleta and Independencia.

Recoleta

Suburb

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Recoleta is a commune in the Province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. It has 154,615 inhabitants. It is located north of the city center directly across the Mapocho River.

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. In 2024 its population was 116,943.