The creature was gigantic and handsome and was wearing a light veil costume. She was hanging from a thin, flat, huge rectangular platform that she held with her hands. She was suspended in the air. Every tiny movement allowed her to move in any direction in the air. Antonio had been assigned to a Peruvian […]

That night my father was ordered to go pick up water from the well. He was about 7 years old. He got the bucket and started slowly toward the back patio. The door was difficult to open because of the humidity. After a little struggle the door opened with a long complaint. It was totally […]

José Manuel Emiliano Balmaceda Fernández was elected president by a coalition of more liberal political parties in 1886. His election was actively opposed by Conservatives. He was one of the most controversial figures in the history of Chile. As president, he had some achievements like the advancement of public education and health. Thousand kilometers of […]

When I was about 3 years old, I remember going to visit my paternal grandparents who lived on a farm. The farm was divided into several fields which were not next to each others. The name of that kind of noncontiguous property was Hijuelas, meaning something like isolated children, I guess. Near the house was […]

According to my mother, Doña Catalina de los Rios Lisperguer, was known as La Quintrala because her hair was red as the flowers of “quintral”, a kind of mistletoe that grows in Chiloe. According to historians, la Quintrala was born around 1604. Her origin was Spanish and German. She inherited the lands of her rich […]